The protagonist of Coptic Cross, Bill Haywood, is a black man who embodies “friends, relatives, people in my neighborhood when I was growing up…trying to survive in a nation that…

Debbie has performed, taught and recorded internationally. Critics have noted that her playing is ““crystal clear, with the swinging elegance of Tommy Flanagan combined with the depth of Bill Evans.”…

Randy Lee Odell presents… Every 1st Thursday in Bird & Beckett’s “canyon moonlight” series Thursday, February 2nd – 8-10pm: Emily Hayes Singer Emily Hayes draws on a repertoire ranging from…

Brilliant young reed player Eli Maliwan is the centerpiece of this exploration of the jazz saxophone canon, prominently featuring the work of John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter. Her close associate,…

We rely on Walker Brents III for rumination on topics subject to deep interpretation and widely ranging association. How he does it, we’ll never know! But we’re ever grateful that…

The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents jazz club! when lights are low… every Saturday night, 7:30-10 pm, at Bird & Beckett This week featuring the Wick/Knudsen/Glenn Trio- jazz inside & out…

Pianist Grant Levin and bassist Charles Thomas converse in jazz for two sets, always with something new to say about familiar topics.

Talk about your San Francisco jazz… On the fourth Friday of each month, our weekly jazz in the bookshop series features The 230 Jones Street, Local 6 Literary Jazz Band…

Get in with the in crowd! Eric Shifrin, jazz pianist par excellence and free spirit, has gathered the in crowd in the saloons and salons of the City for several…