Sylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York jazz scene who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the […]

Django Reinhardt is rightly hailed as one of the greatest guitar players that ever lived, but many people praising his accomplishments as a guitarist tend to overlook his roots in […]

" I always come back to soul. We must live with soulful connection to ourselves and our history." — TIFFANY AUSTIN Rather than separating African-American music into kindred tributaries, Austin […]

Tenorist Jason Gillenwater leads his band on an excursion into bop territory.

A major force in the music scene of the San Francisco Bay area for the last 40 years, saxophonist Charles Unger is a musical institution. He is known for his […]

Bay Area native and star saxophonist John Palowitch is back, bringing a vibrant take to all things jazz – from classic stylings to modernists twists.

A lifelong West Coaster, Nick was born in San Diego, raised in Los Angeles, and has spent the past 30 years in San Francisco. He studied with Calvin Keys and […]

How do you like your bop ? Straight no chaser ?  The SFQ has got you covered.

Oakland-based soul singer and composer Lilan Kane (LEE - lawn) is authentic, on and off stage. The sultry honesty in her voice is as raw as her lyrical stories of […]

Rob Reich is quintessentially what makes the San Francisco music scene a vibrant and vital mecca for independent music; he’s become one of its stalwart underground artists. His music defies […]

Time for the joint to start jumpin’ ! Robert Dehlinger is bringing his Alpha Rhythm Kings back to the stage. Take a trip through the American songbook that is bound […]

San Francisco saxophonist Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with JACKNIFE, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet. This quintet has become a Tipple's favorite.