Jazz Interviews & More
Across two Saturday performances in Miner Auditorium, Eddie Henderson, Javon Jackson, Donald Harrison, Patrice Rushen, Buster Williams, and Lenny White treated Kind of Blue as living language, giving Night 3 of SFJAZZ’s Miles Davis centennial celebration its deepest historical weight and clearest spirit of musical exploration.
Immanuel Wilkins’s March 2026 SFJAZZ residency moves from conversation to premiere to performance, tracing a four-day arc that includes a listening party, the debut of his commissioned work Recitations, and intimate Joe Henderson Lab sets with special guest David Murray.
Snarky Puppy returns to the Bay Area for a one-night performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre, presented by SFJAZZ, showcasing the band’s expansive, groove-driven sound.
Brad Mehldau returns to the Bay Area on August 29 at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre with Ride Into the Sun, an orchestral song cycle built around the music of Elliott Smith.
Ahead of his SFJAZZ appearance, Monty Alexander reflects on growing up in Kingston, absorbing every sound around him, and shaping a musical language where jazz, blues, calypso, and Jamaican rhythm all belong to the same joyful conversation.