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Music

Five can’t-miss Jazzfest picks: They’re pretty dang cool, mang

John-Paul Shiver - May 25, 2022

Red-hot harpists, Latin Big Band revivalists, Ethio-jazz devotees, Hammond organ specialists, more on tap for 39th extravaganza

Music

Meet the powerhouse who keeps Kronos Quartet ticking

Marke B. - April 4, 2022

Janet Cowperthwaite's wild 40 years managing the beloved SF players will be honored at Kronos Fest—with a clapping song.

Music

SF Jazz Fest lifts off with guiding spirit Thelonious Monk

John-Paul Shiver - May 30, 2021

Online 38th annual cornucopia of sounds features rarely seen 1985 documentary of the master, who's been having a moment

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: A peep back at psychedelic SF will raise your spirits

Marke B. - January 28, 2021

Plus: New local streaming channels from SFSymphony, Oasis, and SFJAZZ—and get ready for Festpocalypse

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2020: Arts & Nightlife winners

48 Hills - October 23, 2020

Best Art Gallery, Best DJ, Best Drag Queen, Best Arts Festival, Best Nightclub, and more in our 2020 Readers' Poll

Music

New Music: 5 artists to support directly on Bandcamp Day

John-Paul Shiver - September 29, 2020

Mothership's metal, Blues Lawyer's lo-fi punk, Marcus Shelby's jazz, techno from The Tourist, more great releases

Music

All Ears: Denise Young takes the helm of the SFJAZZ board of trustees

John-Paul Shiver - August 4, 2020

As the world grapples with how to stabilize itself this summer, SFJAZZ has announced a change that should catapult the esteemed institution; effective September...

Streaming for Shorter: Epic all-star benefit for jazz great comes online

John-Paul Shiver - May 19, 2020

In the 25-year stretch from 1977-2002, saxophonist Wayne Shorter—described by The New York Times as “probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender...

Noise Pop to Vinyl Dreams: 6 local can’t-miss music streams

John-Paul Shiver - May 3, 2020

From Kim Gordon viewing Instagram as a performative space and Kenya Barris using Netflix as a platform to distill the messy politics of honestly critiquing Black art, to...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

Marke B. - April 17, 2020

We may be going through tough times, but we're still producing the art, music, culture, deep inquiry, and joy that continue to sustain us....