John Coltrane

CD Review: John Coltrane -- Interplay

MP3 of the Day: Ascend

The Death Day Night (Shelby does Coltrane at Amnesia)

Saturday Night: Pharaoh Sanders at Yoshi's Oakland

Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

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Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

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Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

Ravi Coltrane's ascent into history

Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

Celestial Septet

Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

Pharaoh Speaks

Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

The subtle arithmetic of My Morning Jacket

Pharaoh SandersYoshi's OaklandJan. 3, 2009Review by Eric K. Arnold Better Than: Watching Kenny G on Craig Kilborn. Pharaoh Sanders has an impeccable jazz pedigree. One of the titans of the way-out, dissonant style known as free jazz, the tenor saxophonist emerged in the mid-'60s as a counterpart ... More >>

The Miles Davis Quintet|Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane

The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions|The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings

SFJAZZ Collective

SFJAZZ Collective 2

Recall Why You Stay by the Bay

Falling in love with your city all over again is easy if you try

San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet|Steve Heckman Quartet

SFCJQ|Live at Yoshi's

Charles Lloyd

Jumping the Creek

Noise in the 'Hood

Stroll through the Fillmore's past

Carlos Mena

Hip-Hop Meditations

The Sharing of Pharoah

Levitate above the music with saxophonist Pharoah Sanders

Out of West Africa

The legendary Orchestra Baobab has reunited and is bringing its Pan-African sound to San Francisco

Alice Coltrane

Eternity/Transcendence (Sepia Tone)

Best Irony in Urban Redevelopment

Fillmore Street's "Walk of Fame"

Kind of Code Blue

Is jazz dead? Local experts search for signs of life.

Tenor Madness

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

Moore Jazz

The 12th Annual Eddie Moore Jazz Festival honors the late Bay Area drummer

Cannonball

Hiphopulation (43 Productions)

Best Place to Exchange Your Tuneage

Amoeba Music

Re-Illuminated

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

Nels Cline/Gregg Bendian

Interstellar Space Revisited: The Music of John Coltrane

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

Dinner (or Not) and a Show

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

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Spring Heel Jack's The Sound of Music

Fiddling With Tradition

For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

Riff Raff

For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

Hear This

For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

For local klezmer musicians, experimenting with Jewish music's history is just as important as embracing it

Coltrane Ascending on Divis

The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

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The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

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The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

For the Love of Cheese

The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

SF Weekly Picks

The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

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The house of worship that "St. John" built marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz musician's death

One More Michael Jackson Tribute this Friday

If "don't stop 'til you get enough" is your personal philosophy regarding Michael Jackson tributes, here's one which should be totally off the wall: This Friday, July 17, the Shattuck Down Low  hosts what they're calling the "official" MJ Bay Area tribute party. DJ Icewater spins Gloved One ... More >>

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Sax

If "don't stop 'til you get enough" is your personal philosophy regarding Michael Jackson tributes, here's one which should be totally off the wall: This Friday, July 17, the Shattuck Down Low  hosts what they're calling the "official" MJ Bay Area tribute party. DJ Icewater spins Gloved One ... More >>

Tenor Sax Player Pharoah Sanders Lives Large at SF Jazz Fest

If "don't stop 'til you get enough" is your personal philosophy regarding Michael Jackson tributes, here's one which should be totally off the wall: This Friday, July 17, the Shattuck Down Low  hosts what they're calling the "official" MJ Bay Area tribute party. DJ Icewater spins Gloved One ... More >>

Coda gives us all that jazz, and food too

If "don't stop 'til you get enough" is your personal philosophy regarding Michael Jackson tributes, here's one which should be totally off the wall: This Friday, July 17, the Shattuck Down Low  hosts what they're calling the "official" MJ Bay Area tribute party. DJ Icewater spins Gloved One ... More >>

Happy New Ear

Give a listen to this city's wide array of authentic music.

Memorial For Legendary Photographer Jim Marshall Monday

Jim Marshall, giving the Johnny Cash salute​Hanging in the living room of Jim Marshall's Castro flat is a photograph of Obama standing in the White House, pointing to a picture of John Coltrane on the wall. Marshall took that Coltrane photo more than 40 years ago in San Francisco Chronicle columni ... More >>

Mingus Amungus keeps the jazz great's wild tendencies alive

Jim Marshall, giving the Johnny Cash salute​Hanging in the living room of Jim Marshall's Castro flat is a photograph of Obama standing in the White House, pointing to a picture of John Coltrane on the wall. Marshall took that Coltrane photo more than 40 years ago in San Francisco Chronicle columni ... More >>

Dancing in the Streets

Jim Marshall, giving the Johnny Cash salute​Hanging in the living room of Jim Marshall's Castro flat is a photograph of Obama standing in the White House, pointing to a picture of John Coltrane on the wall. Marshall took that Coltrane photo more than 40 years ago in San Francisco Chronicle columni ... More >>

Sunday: Jazz Royal McCoy Tyner Showcases Coltrane at Herbst Theatre

Dean Schaffer​McCoy Tyner Oct. 16, 2011 Herbst Theatre Better than: Listening to a scratched up jazz record from the '60s for the thousandth time. When 72-year-old McCoy Tyner walked onstage, his steps were small and almost fragile. When he spoke, his voice barely rose above a whisper. But ... More >>