Elvin Jones

Ravi Coltrane's ascent into history

Music Awards Nominees

Ferociously Stoned

Remember when psych rock thrived in S.F.? Of course you don't. You were high. But Comets on Fire will jar more than your memory.

Give the Drummer Some

Scott Amendola is a rare bird -- a jazz drummer who writes his own material and leads his own band

The Week's Can't-Miss Performance

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton gives Louis Armstrong a vivacious overhaul

Sonic Revival

To save a floundering local avant-jazz scene, the Alliance of Emerging Creative Artists is bringing back the old-fashioned school of mentoring

Re-Illuminated

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

Requiem for a Church Supreme

After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

S.F. Jazz Festival

After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

Recordings

After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

Recordings

After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home