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It's pretty much been all downhill for the clarinet in jazz ever since Benny Goodman stopped being the latest sensation. Which is a shame,...
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Pianist Denny Zeitlin is one of the unsung heroes of jazz, making numerous contributions as a performer, composer and theorist. He's drawn...
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Trumpeter Clifford Brown's career only lasted a few measly years, due to his untimely death in a car accident at age 25. Yet the musician has...
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I'm not sure if the work presented at the International Body Music Festival qualifies as "jazz" in any strict sense. But there's...
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While he hasn't maintained the visibility of other members of the 1980's "Young Lions" generation of jazz players, Marcus Roberts...
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If you've been meaning to put a little boogie in your woogie, head down to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on Saturday for piano prince...
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I'll be getting my uke on tonight, but folks with more traditional tastes may want to gravitate to the Herbst Theater, where the San Francisco...
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The San Francisco Jazz Festival kicks off Tuesday, with a performance by Cuban singer and Buena Vista alumnus Omar Portuondo, and good luck making...
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I have to admit I had my doubts when Yoshi's announced about a year ago that it was liberating its format to...
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Yoshi's has yet another free show to say "thanks" to loyal supporters and convince the rest of you to get of the house on a Tuesday night,...
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