Headlining our second collaboration and full building activation with Oakland’s SMARTBOMB arts collective, drummer, electronic musician, DJ, and producer Shigeto performed on the Miner Auditorium stage with his trio featuring keyboardist Ian Fink and saxophonist Marcus Elliot.
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Following her magical appearances during the 2022-23 Season, GRAMMY-winning bassist, singer, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello brings her latest project to the Miner stage, No More Water/The F...

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“One of the truly great jazz musicians of our time,” (Stereophile), pianist Vijay Iyer brings his telepathic trio back to the Miner stage with music from his latest ECM album, Compassion.

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The most acclaimed vocal group in the world, 10-time GRAMMY winning sextet Take 6 make their inaugural appearance at SFJAZZ, celebrating 45 years of sweet harmonies and inspiring messages of hop...

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“The best pianist of his generation” (Time), Cyrus Chestnut has established a career as a peerless soloist and torchbearer of the classic piano trio setting. He makes his debut in Miner Auditor...

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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...

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An impressive lineup of modern blues greats converges on the Miner stage for this special event — a cross-section of artists representing the living soul of Texas, the deep Chicago blues traditi...

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After his triumphant 2023-24 Season run, Jake Shimabukuro brings his joyful holiday classics program to the Miner stage.

Widely recognized as “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele, Shimabukuro has ...

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A dynamic and influential a cappella ensemble deeply rooted in Black history and culture, the GRAMMY-winning Sweet Honey in the Rock make their Miner Auditorium debut with a series of concerts c...

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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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GRAMMY-winning pianist Bill Charlap has established himself among the most respected keyboardists in jazz and leads one of the longest lived and telepathic piano trios working today, featuring ...

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Founded in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is our all-star resident ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz.
The band has expanded beyond its orignal mission t...

A two-time GRAMMY-winner and six-time nominee, Gregory Porter has undoubtedly become jazz’s most celebrated male vocalist, “a jazz singer of thrilling presence, a booming baritone with a gift for earthy refinement and soaring uplift” (The New York Times). He returns to Miner after last summer’s o...

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A far-ranging pianist and arranger who’s worked with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Queen Latifah and Steely Dan, John Beasley returns on Thelonious Monk’s birthday with his big band that captur...

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“An exultant throwdown of smart danceability” (Village Voice), Snarky Puppy isn’t exactly a jazz band. It’s not a fusion band or a jam band. It’s probably best to take Nate Chinen of The New Yo...

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A group of stellar instrumentalists and fusion-era Miles Davis alumni come together as Miles Electric Band, a multi-generational group specializing in the wired-up and funky music Davis created...

The supremely creative vocalist, lyricist and producer Kurt Elling is always on the hunt for collaborators eager to explore new musical directions. In pianist Joey Calderazzo, he’s found a consummate compadre who shares the same passion for rarified melodicism, brawny swing, and fearless improvis...

Over his career, pianist Monty Alexander has garnered acclaim for bridging American jazz and the music of his native Jamaica, and in June 2024 he returned to SFJAZZ with his trio in a celebration of his 80th birthday and the release of his new album D-Day.

Ranking in the top five in Gene Rizzo...

Among the most influential living alto saxophonists and composers, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz brings a fresh perspective to his landmark NTU Troop music of 1970s on this special night, joined by Oakland-born trumpet great Ambrose Akinmusire.

A preternaturally gifted wind player, the Baltimo...

The following concert expresses political perspectives that you may or may not agree with. SFJAZZ supports freedom of artistic expression, though the views of an artist don't always reflect those of SFJAZZ.

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Vocalist, trumpeter, and San Francisco native Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Gove...

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“The past and promise of American music” (Rolling Stone), Preservation Hall Jazz Band is a true New Orleans institution that defines the tradition of Crescent City music. They return to their W...

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This week on Fridays Live we revisit one of the highlights of last fall with a concert featuring the great pianist, singer, and composer Eliane Elias and her all-star quartet. They will perform ...

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More than a gospel institution, Blind Boys of Alabama are a cultural force that has swept up musicians from every stylistic precinct, including Prince, Willie Nelson, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Be...

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Son of celebrated Nigerian Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti has done more than carry on the musical tradition of his iconic father, expanding the mix of Yoruban folk music, jazz, and hor...