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April 28, 2025
San Francisco Jazz Festival reinvents itself
For the casual music fan, the transition at SFJAZZ from the organization’s founder, Randall Kline, to trumpeter Terence Blanchard has been a seamless affair.
Week by week, the roster of artists performing in the SFJAZZ Center’s 700-seat Miner...
February 28, 2025
Raising the bar with Tiffany Austin
When Tiffany Austin arrived in the Bay Area in 2009, she’d decided to put music on the back burner. After about five years supporting herself in Japan singing pop and soul, she was ready to pursue a...
December 31, 2024
How Yoshi’s became the light of Jack London
Yoshi’s is one of the premier jazz clubs in the country, internationally known for the quality of its sound system, the diversity of the music they present and the delicious menu. The club’s current location in Oakland’s...
November 29, 2024
Samora Pinderhughes returns to Berkeley
The musical ministry of Samora Pinderhughes grew out of the progressive soul of Berkeley.
Pianist, composer, vocalist and anti-incarceration activist Pinderhughes has thrived since moving to New York City in 2009 to study jazz piano at Juilliard. But...
October 28, 2024
The music speaks for itself
Jubu Smith has made a career out of applying his considerable talents to the creative pursuits of other artists. The Oakland-born guitarist got his start in church, honed his craft and landed gigs working with some of...
August 29, 2024
Sailing against the current
Out of the ashes of a groundbreaking Bay Area music collective comes another group. Musically different but built upon the same creative values, Daggerboard is forward-looking and rooted in tradition. And at the same time, its founder...
February 23, 2024
John Santos’ Rhythms of Resistance
John Santos has been playing congas, cajón, timbales and dozens of other percussion instruments for most of his life. The Bay Area’s music scene would not be as rich and varied as it is without his input....
