San Francisco Jazz Reviews & Interviews
With a new album arriving on May 8 and an all-star Miles Davis centennial concert coming to the Presidio Theatre on May 14, pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley moves between inward reflection and large-scale tribute while keeping the piano at the center of both projects.
Arturo Sandoval’s new album SANGÚ reconnects the trumpet master with the Afro-Cuban rhythms, improvisational fire, and emotional storytelling that shaped his musical identity. The album arrives ahead of his June appearances at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland.
Bay Area pianist Charles Chen’s forthcoming album The Long Way Home combines jazz standards with firsthand oral histories from bassist Bill Crow and drummer Steve Little, preserving stories that connect directly to jazz’s modern lineage.
On May 24, Gunhild Carling brought her family band, six instruments, and an impromptu stomp to SFJAZZ's most intimate room.