Jazz

He’s one of the giants of the jazz world, but he’s never settled for just one genre. SFCV has your guide to the pianist/composer’s staggering output.

Listen in this week as the “mama bear of the Bay Area jazz scene” reluctantly wraps up her long run on KCSM.

Incorporating everything from jazz to Sumerian choruses into her work, the Iranian-born polymath never stops creating. She talks with SFCV about her latest projects.

A live concert with Joshua Redman and Zakir Hussain launches a lively calendar of events as the Jazz Workshop returns to in-person instruction.

Sentimental Journey captures war-era jazz as played by a swinging service band for troops stationed in the Pacific theater.

The first of 18 exclusive broadcasts begins June 3 with a concert from Havana.

The bassist/composer talks about her latest disc and the diverse collaborators and influences that inform her sound.

A wide-angle introduction to the deeply expressive pianist.

The new disc features intense, three-way musical discussions based on two decades’ worth of Iyer themes.

Our primer on great performances by the transcendent singer/composer.