Charlie Parker

Jazz Mafia's Adam Theis on the Group's New Hip-Hop Symphony, Performing with Blackalicious, and More

Jazz Mafia's Shotgun Wedding Quintet, with MC Dublin in the middle, and Adam Theis on the far right.​ Whatever you're doing this weekend, we can pretty much guarantee that the members of the Jazz Mafia are doing more. The S.F. jazz collective's hip-hop outfit, Shotgun Wedding Quintet, is serving a ... More >>

Andrew Hill

Change (Blue Note)

Out of the Shadow

The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

What's Really Wrong With the Lower Fillmore?

Could it be the activists who claim they're trying to rebuild it?

The Egg and I

Breakfasts excite at downtown icons Dottie's and the reborn Sears Fine Food

Magic Markings

Accident and surprise in the work of Arthur Okamura

Folk Explosion

The Waybacks strike a chord with fans of old-timey music

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not

a pejorative

Muni's Mack Daddy

James Robinson used to be a pimp. Now he's a transit union bigwig. And he's got higher ambitions.

Tenor Madness

At 72, Sonny Rollins remains one of jazz's biggest enigmas -- and a hugely rewarding live performer

Bard by the Bay

Summer is the season for Shakespeare festivals

Re-Illuminated

After spending the '60s in the jazz vanguard, Sonny Simmons disappeared. He's back -- but still struggling

Hear This

Jackie McLean and Steve Lacy

History Takes a Beating

Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

Riff Raff

Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

Flauting Tradition

Bud ShankThe Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions (1956-61)(Mosaic)

Night Crawler

Bud ShankThe Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions (1956-61)(Mosaic)

King Sonny

Jazz great Sonny Rollins talks about old songs, speaking in tongues, and 40 years of spiritual intensity

Night+Day

Jazz great Sonny Rollins talks about old songs, speaking in tongues, and 40 years of spiritual intensity

The Book of Lists

SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

Night+Day

SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995