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A masterful saxophonist and composer possessing “the brilliance of a diamond” (DownBeat), Tia Fuller has divided her remarkable career into two full-time halves, as an accomplished and uncomprom...

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Called “the future of jazz” by NPR, 25-year-old saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly is a seven-time winner of the Downbeat Critics Poll and has risen to be a major jazz star, appearing with Jon...

Jazz’s international reach means that American musicians often find passionate and knowledgeable audiences overseas, but the music has also settled in far-flung lands, leading to exquisite and unexpected hybrids. Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan embodies the way that jazz’s fertilization with tr...

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The number of exceptionally talented musicians today far outstrips the marquee space available for big name artists. Terence Blanchard instituted the “UpSwing” series as a showcase for early and...

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Among the most dynamic and virtuosic drummers in jazz, the SFJAZZ Collective’s Kendrick Scott presents the West Coast premiere his multimedia project Unearthed, combining poetry, visuals, string...

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Alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is one of the vital voices of jazz in the 21st century. A native of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Wilkins moved to New York in 2015 for studies at th...

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With one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other in hip-hop and R&B, trumpeter Keyon Harrold has thrived by effortlessly navigating the kindred musical currents. Hailed as “the future of the t...

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Canadian-born trumpeter Ingrid Jensen played the SFJAZZ Center in 2022 with the all-star group ARTEMIS, and over the past three decades she’s become an essential voice in some of the era’s most...