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06/24/2026

Piano legend Chucho Valdés and his Royal Quartet turn up the heat live at SFJAZZ remimanging Wayne Shorter's composition "Footprints" and music from their GRAMMY-winning debut, “Cuba & Beyond,” packed with a collection of the leader’s fiery compositions as well as inventive takes on the work of Chick Corea and Pedro Junco.

Watch the full concert On-Demand at SFJAZZ.org

Personnel:
Chucho Valdés - piano
José Armando Gola - bass
Horacio “El Negro” Hernández - drums
Roberto Jr. Vizcaino - percussion

Few pianists hear a song the way Brad Mehldau does. One of the most influential improvisers of his generation, he has ra...
06/23/2026

Few pianists hear a song the way Brad Mehldau does. One of the most influential improvisers of his generation, he has ranged widely across the musical landscape in search of alluring melodies, turning the familiar into something entirely his own.

For this exclusive Bay Area engagement, SFJAZZ presents Brad Mehldau: Ride Into the Sun, The Music of Elliott Smith, the song cycle from his most recent album on Nonesuch, an intoxicating, orchestral love letter to the late singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He's joined by Chris Thile, Matt Chamberlain, John Davis, Blake Mills, and the USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi led by Dan Coleman.

Date: August 29th
Venue: Paramount Theatre

Tickets: https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/25-26/brad-mehldau-ride-into-the-sun/

06/22/2026

Bilal brings the vibe on “Blue in Green” from Robert Glasper’s Everything’s Beautiful project. Rewatch this special concert celebrating Miles Davis’ centennial, now streaming only on SFJAZZ At Home —now with free trials!

SFJAZZ.org/AtHome

SFJAZZ presents Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber– “A multiracial jam army that freestyles with cool telekinesis between ...
06/22/2026

SFJAZZ presents Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber– “A multiracial jam army that freestyles with cool telekinesis between the lustrous menace of Miles Davis’ On The Corner, the slash-and-om of 1970s King Crimson, and Jimi Hendrix’ moonwalk across side three of Electric Ladyland” (Rolling Stone).

The freewheeling New York 9-piece juggernaut Burnt Sugar touches down for three nights at the SFJAZZ Center (July 30th-August1st) bringing their barely containable mix of euphoric funk, space jazz, power-packed rock, sweet soul and avant-garde experimentation to a program that “caramelizes” the psychedelic music of the 1960s.

Date(s): July 30th-Aug 1st
Venue: Joe Henderson Lab

Tickets: https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/summer-2026/burnt-sugar-the-arkestra-chamber/

SFJAZZ presents Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra Jazz on August 4 at the SFJAZZ Center, led by acclaimed trumpet...
06/18/2026

SFJAZZ presents Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra Jazz on August 4 at the SFJAZZ Center, led by acclaimed trumpeter and composer Kris Johnson. This distinguished ensemble brings together the nation’s top young musicians, ages 16–19, for a dynamic program celebrating jazz as a global art form. Making its Bay Area debut, the group is joined by GRAMMY-winning vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater.

Selected through a highly competitive audition process, NYO Jazz has performed at Carnegie Hall and toured internationally with artists including Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, and Jazzmeia Horn.

The performance features a wide-ranging repertoire of classic and contemporary works, including music by NYO Jazz and SFJAZZ High School All-Stars alum Skylar Tang, as well as a new Carnegie Hall commission by Jihye Lee.

Tickets now on sale at SFJAZZ.org

06/18/2026

In This Jazz Minute, narrated by host Liam O’Donoghue, we celebrate Juneteenth through the legacy of Black Jazz Records, the groundbreaking Black-owned label founded in Oakland in 1969 at the height of the Black Power movement. Established by pianist Gene Russell and percussionist Dick Schory, Black Jazz provided a platform for a new generation of artists whose music reflected spiritual, cultural, and political self-determination. Though the label released just 21 albums over six years, its influence continues to reverberate across modern jazz and hip-hop—shaping artists across generations and standing as a powerful symbol of artistic independence, cultural pride, and Bay Area creativity.

lit up their SFJAZZ Center debut with a sold out performance of deep Afrobeat grooves blended with Highlife melodies fe...
06/17/2026

lit up their SFJAZZ Center debut with a sold out performance of deep Afrobeat grooves blended with Highlife melodies featuring selects cuts from their album 'Tuff Times Never Last'. Full room, full energy.

Night two tonight in SF is SOLD OUT!

Photo Credit: Bill Evans

06/17/2026

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars take on John Coltrane’s “Resolution” with focus, energy, and heart, featuring vocals by Joshua Prabhakar and Madison Lazark, a tenor sax solo by Javier Gutierrez, and arranged by Bob Mintzer!

From the cafés of Bogotá to stages around the world, Monsieur Periné reimagines jazz through a vibrant Latin American le...
06/16/2026

From the cafés of Bogotá to stages around the world, Monsieur Periné reimagines jazz through a vibrant Latin American lens.

“One of the most exciting emerging artists in Latin music” (LA Weekly), the 2015 Latin GRAMMY winner for Best New Artist brings their singular hybrid that merges the simmering French jazz manouche style of Django Reinhardt with dance-inspiring Latin American rhythms and myriad modern influences.

Experience their genre-defying energy live at SFJAZZ July 30th-August 2nd!

Tickets: https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/summer-2026/monsieur-perine/

06/16/2026

In this Jazz Minute, SFJAZZ Executive Artist Director Terence Blanchard reflects on the extraordinary life and legacy of saxophone giant Sonny Rollins. Widely regarded as one of the most influential improvisers in jazz history, Rollins redefined what it meant to tell a story through sound—pushing harmonic boundaries, embracing fearless spontaneity, and continually evolving across decades.

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