#jazz

#jazz

She's surrounded herself with mentors, paid dues as a side player in creatively challenging settings, and built up a reputation as a composer and bandleader with an ear for the stand-out younger players coming up just behind her. After several four-night residencies at Black Cat, the Tenderloin jazz spot that's turned into an early-warning system for heat-seeking young musicians, she's back in the Bay Area to make her SFJAZZ Center debut with two shows at the Joe Henderson Lab Sept. 20 and a Sept. 21 performance at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay.

The first song I fell in love with When I was seven and I started playing the trumpet, my mum would take me to the library. They just happened to have Afro by Dizzy Gillespie, and I fell in love with Con Alma, which Dizzy plays on the trumpet with so much soul that it feels like a voice. I remember thinking: Wow, this is something else.

Cyndi Lauper is coming to the Bay Area to say goodbye. And she'll do so during three highly anticipated stops on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour: Aug. 23 at Toyota Amphitheatre at Wheatland; Aug. 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View; and Aug. 26 at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. The swan song trek has consisted of 60-plus shows in four continents since kicking off in Montreal in October.

The Art Lande Quartet has carved its unique place in modern jazz with its UnStandard approach, presenting familiar material in innovative ways.

Improvisation as a musical practice transcends mechanical routines, emphasizing coherence in musical articulations over mere recall of scales or fixed phrases, which leads to true artistic expression.

Knoel Scott's performance with Sun Ra's Arkestra exemplified dynamic leadership, as he constantly switched instruments and managed solos while engaging deeply with the audience.

Charmaine Lee uses her voice as a tool for expression, creating a unique musical language that incorporates elements reminiscent of experimental electronics and noise music.

Now in its 60th year, Summerfest brings an outstanding roster of jazz stars and emerging talents to Harlem's Grant's Tomb and Marcus Garvey Park for free musical performances.

The McFerrin name comes with a lot, and I think that that's incredible. It comes with a lot of Black American history, and I just want to carry that forward.

Across its 11 tracks, tempos rarely exceed 100bpm, wallowing in tranquil bass lines and languorous grooves.

Moran accepted the position at the Kennedy Center in 2011, a year after his predecessor, Dr. Billy Taylor, died, and hosted numerous performances and education programs.

Swing is a musical system that causes joy, euphoria, and optimism. Explaining it is akin to defining a religion in a few words.

Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' revolutionized jazz, influencing all of music with its modal approach, showcasing a fun blend of rising and falling arpeggios in 'So What.'

Ben LaMar Gay's debut album, Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun, was a compilation of seven unreleased albums recorded over seven years, showcasing Chicago's hidden talent.

Ken Peplowski melds swing traditions with modern sensibility, performing as a world-class jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, exploring melody and cross-genre influences.

Mitchell's jazz musical journey is celebrated in 'Joni's Jazz,' which compiles 61 tracks from her 1968 debut to her 2022 Newport Festival performance, honoring her love for jazz.

It's been said that the United States won the Cold War without firing a shot, which might surprise veterans of Korea and Vietnam.

The Berkeley Public Library’s live-music series 'In The Stax' returns with an intimate performance by local artist Connoisseur Rat, blending genres like jazz and lo-fi hip hop.