In the Name of Love 2025, featuring the music of Aretha Franklin. Living Jazz and SFJAZZ have partnered to produce In the Name of Love, the 21st performance honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this time through the music of Aretha Franklin. The event will take place on Jan. 18…

Cindy Blackman Santana performs with Santana at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on June 21, 2022. She will perform at the SFJAZZ San Francisco Jazz Festival this summer. Derek Tobias/STAFF. SFJAZZ this week announced the lineup for the 40th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2023 Summer Sessions concert…

After being forced to cancel its 2020 San Francisco Jazz Festival due to the pandemic, SFJAZZ will present a virtual edition of the event next month. Running June 4 to June 25, the fest will feature more than 20 broadcasts of archival performances and one live performance from the SFJAZZ…

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs at Miner Auditorium in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2019. Courtesy: Drew Altizer. SFJAZZ has started a streaming performance schedule that will run each Friday at 5 p.m. Each broadcast will include past performances at SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium in San…

Deltron 3030. Courtesy of SFJAZZ. SFJAZZ this week announced the lineup for the 37th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2020 Summer Sessions concert series. The festival lineup is led by Deltron 3030, the hip-hop trio of Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala. Other acts announced…

SAN FRANCISCO — The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band kicked off a four-night, five-show stand at SFJAZZ’s Miner Auditorium Thursday evening with a two-set performance that emphasized the band’s connection to San Francisco as well as its familial legacy. Preservation Hall Jazz Band Friday, Saturday (two shows) and Sunday…

Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Courtesy. SFJAZZ this week announced the lineup for the 37th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2019 Summer Sessions concert series. The festival lineup includes Jazzmeia Horn, José James, Tia Fuller, Fabian Almazan, Linda May Han Oh, The Mattson 2 with Calvin Keyes, Orquesta Akokán, Mark De…

SFJAZZ has announced the artist programming for its 2018-19 season, which runs September through May at multiple venues throughout San Francisco. SFJAZZ members will be able to purchase tickets to all the shows beginning June 22 at SFJAZZ.org. Everyone else will be able to buy tickets July 12. The shows…

Ahmad Jamal SFJAZZ this week announced the lineup for the 36th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2018 Summer Sessions concert series. The festival lineup includes Ahmad Jamal, Irma Thomas, Tuck and Patti, Marcus Miller, Brian Blade Fellowship, Julian Lage Trio, Amadou & Mariam, Broken Shadows and Soweto Kinch. Summer Sessions shows include soul…

SFJAZZ today announced its lineup for the 35th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival and 2017 summer sessions. The festival will run June 6 through 19, with the sessions following from July 13 through Aug. 20 Tickets for both go on sale to SFJAZZ members Friday at 11 a.m., and everyone else can…