Though many have tried to argue the opposite to Nathan Tokunaga, the clarinet is a key instrument played in classic jazz ...

And anything that benefits Bay Area artists — like those listed below — can’t be bad. Here are the releases that caught my ...

Jazz saxophone great Dave Koz didn't celebrate Christmas growing up; he's Jewish. But he did love those Christmas songs. As a ...

The Macedonian National Jazz Orchestra with Rambo Amadeus, Darko Rundek, and Vlatko Stefanovski at the Philharmonic Hall ...

Here are my 10 top albums that made the last 12 months even more worthwhile, and they’ve held up to repeated listening, too: ...

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

If you like the “Peanuts” specialties’ cartoon music, don’t miss Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet’s “A Guaraldi Holiday” at the ...

Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s work is always about ...

January will ring in a new year programming to SFJAZZ, featuring an ambitious slate of concerts that celebrate the full ...

While fresh snow fell on Thursday night, The Kurt Reeder ORGANization kept the Rose Bowl Tavern warm with a two-hour holiday ...

Sometimes during the holiday season, there can be downtime, where locals and visitors are looking for something different to do. At the Century Room, musicians can join in and listeners can experience ...

Jazz music always has a way of lifting my spirits. With the stress of finals beginning to sink in, the Jazz Repertory Ensemble’s performance at Voxman Music Building was a welcome relief.  As the ...