Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins sits down with Ross Eustis, SFJAZZ Director of Digital, to discuss his work and influences and give us an insider preview of his week as Resident Artistic Director that will include the world premiere of his SFJAZZ commission “Recitations” and the release...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Ro...

Showing a lifetime’s worth of warmth and humor, jazz icons Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter come together again via Zoom on the occasion of the fifth and final Fridays at Five Wayne Shorter Celebration concert, joined this time by Wayne’s quartet including pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patit...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Ro...

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Keyon Harrold sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. Harrold discusses his approach to writing melodies, as well as how the bebop influence passed down to him by Charles Tolliver has affected his work with artists such as Common and...

Saxophonist, composer and 2024 NEA Jazz Master honoree Gary Bartz sits down with Terence Blanchard to discuss the iconic jazz-funk sounds of his band, the NTU Troop, as well as his experiences with Max Roach and Lee Morgan. You can watch Bartz’s “NTU Troop Revisited” concert (filmed in June durin...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation with SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the arti...

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and drummer Mark Guiliana in an illuminating conversation with SFJAZZ f Director of Education Rebeca Mauleón. They discuss a variety of topics such as Mark’s blend of electronic music and Jazz, finding a balance between improvisation and through composition, as well as ...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the-scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Rob...

For this exclusive interview, SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline speaks to Miles Davis’ nephew, drummer Vincent Wilburn Jr., about the GRAMMY-nominated 2008 album Miles From India that brought together alumni from various Miles Davis bands and a number of Indian classica...

Founding member of the Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars bandleader Juan de Marcos speaks to SFJAZZ founder Randall Kline. They discuss Marcos’ experiences growing up in one of the most musically rich times in Cuba’s musical history, to now showcasing some of Cuba’s most prodigious...

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. Benjamin shares some hilarious stories involving Prince and Ron Carter, along with discussing her dream rhythm section, her love of fashion and more.You can catch Lakecia Ben...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the- scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Ro...

Step into the SFJAZZ “living room” and hear artists and tastemakers spinning their favorite recordings while in conversation. Listening Parties offer listeners the chance to get behind-the-scenes and hear about music from the artist’s perspective. The format is an on-stage conversation in the Rob...