This reminds me of my honeymoon. 30+ years ago in Bali. Croissants, Eddie Henderson and Toraja coffee. Share with a pal who thinks the horn section is the best part of the band.
#jazz #sfjazz #honeymoon @milesdavis @johncoltrane #eddiehenderson @lennywhitemusic
SFJazz Eddie Henderson and great group playing tribute to Mile Davis at 100!
#SFJazz Miles Davis at 100, Kind Of Blue tribute today. Dr Eddie Henderson with Patrice Rushen on Piano, Buster Williams and Lenny White and Javon Jackson on Tennor on beautiful day in San Francisco. Precious moments of art and music and a break from everything else!
#MadelinePeyroux at #SFJazz tonight. Feeling blessed that we got to see her. She started nervous, but by song 4 she started having fun... and that's when it went from good to great.
Super excited for my trip to #SF next month !
Got a few gigs to go to for the Miles Davis centennial put in by #SFJazz. Going to see peaches, and hell I might even buy myself a #bass if the right one comes along :)
Gift Link 🔓:
Great @jkdineen.bsky.social piece detailing #SanFrancisco ’s first ever apartment complex dedicated to low-income artists. No City funds in play, #SFJazz founder Randall Kline's vision instead funded by a $100m donation from an anonymous donor. #JazzSky
Michael League arrives at SFJAZZ with a four-night residency that reframes him as curator, collaborator, and sonic architect.
Show Preview link:
www.backstagebayarea.com/interviews/m...
#SFJAZZ #MichaelLeague #Jazz #BayAreaMusic
🎶 Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro is coming to SFJAZZ.
We just published a show preview that dives into his sound, the duo project, and what to expect from upcoming performances, with ticket details.
Read it here 👉 www.backstagebayarea.com/interviews/c...
#sfjazz Keeping Jazz Alive in the 415.
Kick off 2026 with the biggest horn in the business. 🎷
Chris Botti is taking over Miner Auditorium all week long. We’ve got the details on why this is the residency to see.
Read the update: www.backstagebayarea.com/previews/the...
#SFJAZZ #Jazz #KeepingJazzAliveInThe415
![image:Benny Green standing by piano at conclusion of performance
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Benny Green - 28 December 2025 - Miner Auditorium - Solo performance
Cedar Wood
For Duke Pearson
Two Sleepy People [Fats Waller via Carmichael/Loesser]
This Here [Bobby Timmons]
If You Could See Me Now [Tadd Dameron]
New York Attitude [Kenny Barron]
Quiet Girl
Sophie's Chant
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The Fallen Warrior (for Russell Malone) [Oscar Peterson]
Pittsburgh Brethren
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E:
My Girl Bill
Benny Green - solo piano
all songs composed by Benny Green [unless noted]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mqj64se2243vn7e5264inok2/bafkreibzh2vablcmgfhao33jto57lc6rbs4bhojkcukikmlh7oxyusawga)
image:Benny Green standing by piano at conclusion of performance selist: Benny Green - 28 December 2025 - Miner Auditorium - Solo performance Cedar Wood For Duke Pearson Two Sleepy People [Fats Waller via Carmichael/Loesser] This Here [Bobby Timmons] If You Could See Me Now [Tadd Dameron] New York Attitude [Kenny Barron] Quiet Girl Sophie's Chant ? ? The Fallen Warrior (for Russell Malone) [Oscar Peterson] Pittsburgh Brethren ? ? E: My Girl Bill Benny Green - solo piano all songs composed by Benny Green [unless noted]
#SFJazz #JazzSky
Benny Green - solo piano performance
28 December 2025
setlist in alt
Keeping Jazz Alive in the 415. 🎵
Our new Monthly Hub is officially live, featuring a curated look at everything happening in the SF jazz scene this January. Previews, reviews, and clips from 300+ episodes.
Dive in: www.backstagebayarea.com/previews/the...
#Jazz #SFJAZZ #SanFrancisco #livemusic
Marcus Shelby’s New Orchestra brought Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite to SFJAZZ. Read the review here:
www.backstagebayarea.com/reviews/marc...
#SFJAZZ #MarcusShelby #Jazz #BackstageBayArea #BigBand #TiffanyAustin #EnidPickett
We were sorry to hear that the Cyrus Chestnut concert at #SFJAZZ was canceled last night due to the massive power outage. However, we will be at Miner Auditorium tonight covering Marcus Shelby's take on the Nutcracker Suite. Details here: www.backstagebayarea.com/previews/mar...
At 76, Arturo Sandoval is a masterclass in joy. 🎺
Last night at SFJAZZ was a living survey of bebop lineage and Afro-Cuban fire—from "scat" lessons to a timba dance party.
My review: www.backstagebayarea.com/reviews/artu...
#SFJAZZ #ArturoSandoval
Backstage Bay Area has arrived. Follow us for the best in SF jazz, interviews, and concert reviews. 🌉🎷 #BayArea #Jazz #SFTheatre #SFJAZZ
Edward Simon is one of the most exciting pianists working today. I saw this group a few years back at The Freight when they were known as Steel House (video in reply) and I'm remiss to have missed the #SFJazz performance reviewed here.
#JazzSky
Under the Stars: Mr. Washington blows into town
Plus: Alice Coltrane live, Fake Your Own Death, Park Shadow, Sessa, and it's 3am in SF—do you know where Lolo Zouaï is?
✒️ @48hills.bsky.social
#SFJAZZ
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Memorials stage lives in few words. A drive with a neighbor to memorial turns into a real convo. A jazz solo stretches longer than 3-minute pop song. Some days write themselves with acts and intermissions:
krishinasnani.substack.com/p/a-day-in-t...
#SanFrancisco #PersonalEssay #SFJAZZ #SliceOfLife
![Branford Marsalis Quartet - 23 October 2025 - Miner Auditorium @ SFJazz, San Francisco, CA
The Mighty Sword* [J. Calderazzo]
'Long As You Know You're Living Yours [K. Jarrett]
Conversation Among the Ruins* [J. Calderazzo]
There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears [F. Fisher]
Blossom [K. Jarrett]
Nilaste* [E. Revis]
____
Encore:
Mood Indigo -> It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [D. Ellington]
Branford Marsalis : tenor and soprano* saxophones
Joey Calderazzo : piano
Eric Revis : bass
Justin Faulkner : drums](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mqj64se2243vn7e5264inok2/bafkreib6ovgom6rtoob55wwcexjeicsgwo2xtizk67i6fk474f7uc6cgvu)
Branford Marsalis Quartet - 23 October 2025 - Miner Auditorium @ SFJazz, San Francisco, CA The Mighty Sword* [J. Calderazzo] 'Long As You Know You're Living Yours [K. Jarrett] Conversation Among the Ruins* [J. Calderazzo] There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears [F. Fisher] Blossom [K. Jarrett] Nilaste* [E. Revis] ____ Encore: Mood Indigo -> It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [D. Ellington] Branford Marsalis : tenor and soprano* saxophones Joey Calderazzo : piano Eric Revis : bass Justin Faulkner : drums
Two other native son's of New Orleans tell you what it's really like to miss New Orleans...
From the SFJAZZ Gala 2018 honoring Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and the late, great patriarch of the Marsalis family, pianist Ellis Marsalis and trumpeter Terence Blanchard...
#JazzMusic
#JazzSky
#SFJAZZ
Happy 59th birthday to the great Bill Charlap! Here he is performing "Mood Indigo" with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Nicholas Payton at #SFJazz 29 September 2024
#JazzSky
HEY! ✅ @48hills.bsky.social SF Arts & Culture-Music Column
Under The Stars!
Amelia Ray-All Day
#SML returns to #SFJAZZ + New album
Nightmares on Wax + Yasiin Bey
#K7Records / #DJKICKS join the Eris Drew Motherbeat
+ more
48hills.org/2025/10/unde...
Sullivan Fortner pays homage to the greats at Monterey Jazz Festival gig. #sullivanfortner #montereyjazzfestival #jazz #piano #tribute #pacificjazzcafe #sfjazz #detroitred #bobhurst #thadjones #defordbailey #grandoldopry #marylouwilliams
Wishing a blessed happy 85th birthday to the living legend, Gary Bartz! Here's a recent capture from #SFJazz #JazzSky
Ron Carter made it real: just you, and the night, and the music. 40-min suite where sidemen became stars. Essay on chamber jazz magic. My essay : krishinasnani.substack.com/p/you-and-th...
#RonCarter #Jazz #Essays #CulturalCriticism #MusicWriting #LiveMusic #SFJAZZ
Ravi Coltrane gave moving tribute to his mother Alice at SFJAZZ , playing her tune, Universe. Coltranes—John and Alice and Ravi—are perhaps the only jazz royalty; my essay on that concert:
krishinasnani.substack.com/p/sunday-nig...
#AliceColtrane #RaviColtrane #Jazz #SFJAZZ #JohnColtrane
Sun Ra Arkestra show last night at #sfjazz was a lot of fun
Lisa Fischer sings #RollingStones classic “Wild Horses” w/ Terence Blanchard & Bill Frisell #JazzSky #SFJazz #GlimmerTwins
#JazzSky #SFJazz "...[C. Lloyd's Quartet] opened with a rubato overture soon recognizable as “God Only Knows,” by the just-departed Brian Wilson — a close friend and collaborator to Lloyd, going back to the early ‘70s. There was breathtaking beauty in his tenor tremble over the searching theme..."
