Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins speaks to SFJAZZ Founder Randall Kline about the influence his spiritual upbringing has had on his music. Wilkins shares inspiring insights into the musical ideas behind his latest album “The 7th Hand” as well as his love and appreciation for all the grea...

"The Queen of Fado" Mariza speaks openly with SFJAZZ Founder Randall Kline, revealing how COVID affected her and her music deeply, and why she considers San Francisco a home. Mariza performs four nights at the SFJAZZ Center on October 13-16, 2022, with the October 14 concert featured on SFJAZZ At...

Ahead of the September 16th Fridays Live broadcast featuring Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, the two blues legends join SFJAZZ Founder Randall Kline for a conversation about how ​they met and developed their collaboration, ​tracing​ their​ early days​ in search of the blues​, ​to ​migrating t...

For this exclusive new interview, SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline speaks to Cuban-born piano giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba and master percussionist Pedrito Martinez about their backgrounds, their creative processes, and the singular beauty of their duo performance recorded in September...

SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline speaks to GRAMMY-winning bassist, producer, arranger, and composer Marcus Miller. They discuss his method for assembling a band, the start of his journey in music, his inspirations, his iconic work with Miles Davis, and his incredible c...

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...