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Bay Area jazz, June 4-10

He didn't get much reward or recognition during his lifetime, but it's been one heck of an afterlife for guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt....

There were only two pianos on stage for last night’s SFJAZZ concert at Herbst Theatre. Kenny Barron sat on the left, facing Mulgrew Miller on...

We’re just a few days off from the unofficial start of summer and the region’s outdoors jazz series are gearing up. It is entirely...

Ever since he emerged from the Berkeley High jazz program (and the shadow of his father, iconoclast Dewey Redman), saxophonist Joshua Redman has...

Funny, but the more I experience Brad Mehldau perform, the less clear I feel on just what makes him the greatest jazz pianist of his generation...

Welcome to First Set, your guide to the best jazz to be heard across the region this weekend.THURSDAYLaVay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers:...

From stylistic distinctions to taxonomy, jazz fans can argue about a seemingly infinite variety of subjects. One premise you won't get much...

Sure, the music world's attention has been pointed in the direction of New Orleans the past week, but there's plenty going on hereabouts....

If you cannot make it to SFJAZZ’s big Friday night gala at Bimbo’s, fear not. You can still enjoy the event online. Here are the...

If you are or aspire to be a passable guitarist, you expect to be humbled in the presence of Paco de Lucia, one of the all-time greats of flamenco...