SFJAZZ has released the lineup for its 2024-25 season.
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Miss Faye Carol, Hiromi, Kurt Elling, Mavis Staples, Marc Ribot, Catherine Russell and Chris Botti are among the dozens of acts set to perform.
The season opens with three shows by legendary jazz man Stanley Clarke.
Tickets on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. July 12, sfjazz.org. Yet, SFJAZZ members can get ducats beginning at 11 a.m. June 18.
Here’s the 2024-2025 lineup.
(All performances in SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium except where noted. Shows in SFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab noted as JHL.)
Stanley Clarke & Hiromi Duo
Thursday, September 5, Friday, September 6, 7:30pm, $35-140
Stanley Clarke & Marcus Miller Duo
Saturday, September 7, 7:30pm, $40-140
Stanley Clarke N 4Ever
Sunday, September 8, 7:00pm, $35-135
Okan
Thursday, September 5 – Saturday, September 7, 7:00pm & 8:30pm;
Sunday, September 8, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25-35, JHL
Gaby Moreno
Thursday, September 12, 7:30pm, $35-95
Jaz Sawyer plays Roy Haynes Trio’s We Three
Thursday, September 12, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Kurt Elling with Joey Calderazzo
Friday, September 13, 7:30pm, $35-115
Anthony Fung Quartet
Friday, September 13, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
José James Presents 1978
Saturday, September 14, 7:30pm, $35-95
Catherine Russell
Friday, September 15, 3:00pm, $35-95
Mike Clark with Eddie Henderson, Henry Franklin & Skerik
Saturday, September 14, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, September 15, 6:00pm & 7:30pm,
$30-35, JHL
Kyle Athayde
Thursday, September 19, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, JHL, $25
Sasha Berliner
Friday, September 20 – Saturday, September 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35, JHL
The Upswing Presents Keyon Harrold; Immanuel Wilkins
Saturday, September 21, 7:30pm, $25-85
Marc Ribot 70th Birthday All-Star Celebration with James Brandon Lewis & Mary Halvorson, Sunday, September 22, 7:00pm, $25-95
Simon Moullier, Sunday, September 22, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25, JHL
Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble, Thursday, September 26, Friday, September 27, 7:30pm, $35-115
Marquis Hill
Thursday, September 26, Friday, September 27, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30
Bill Charlap Trio with Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
Saturday, September 28, 3:00pm & 7:30pm; Sunday, September 29, 7:00pm, $40-125
Olatuja
Saturday, September 28, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, September 29, 6:00pm & 7:30pm,
$25-30, JHL
Snarky Puppy
Thursday, October 3, Friday, October 4, 7:30pm; Saturday, October 5, 7:00pm & 9:30pm; Sunday, October 6, 7:00pm, $60-140
Thelonious Monk’s Birthday Celebration: John Beasley MONK’estra
Thursday, October 10, 7:30pm, $35-115
Sullivan Fortner, solo
Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Mariza
Friday, October 11, Saturday, October 12, 7:30pm; Sunday, October 13, 7:00pm, $60-140
Lila Downs Día de los Muertos: ‘La Sánchez
Saturday, October 12, 8:00pm, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, $40-125
New Jazz Underground
Saturday, October 12, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Marta Sánchez
Sunday, October 13, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25, JHL
Paula West: Breathing Democracy
Sunday, October 13, 7:00pm, $35-115
Tribute to Michael Brecker: Tod Dickow & Charged Particles with Randy Brecker
Thursday, October 17 – Friday, October 18, 7:00pm & 8:30pm. $35, JHL
Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron: Martin Luther The Real McCoy with Brian Jackson, Howard
Wiley & Kev Choice
Saturday, October 19, 7:30pm, $25-85
Karen Stachel, Norbert Stachel & Lehcats
Saturday, October 19, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Broadway’s Golden Age: Some Enchanted Evening with Benny Benack III & Stella Cole
Sunday, October 20, 7:00pm, $25-95
Nicole McCabe Quartet
Sunday, October 20, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
SFJAZZ Collective
Thursday, October 24-Saturday, October 26, 7:30pm; Sunday, October 27, 3pm, $25-95
Halloween Silent Film: Alfred Hitchco*ck’s The Lodger with organist Dorothy Papadakos
Thursday, October 31, 8:00pm, Grace Cathedral, $25-35
Smith Dobson plays Philly Joe Jones’s Blues for Dracula & Showcase
Thursday, October 31, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Legacy of Wayne Shorter: Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade with Mark Turner
Thursday, October 31, Friday, November 1, 7:30pm, $25-95
Vijay Iyer Trio with Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey
Saturday, November 2, 3:00pm & 7:30pm; Sunday, November 3, 7:00pm, $35-115
Christina Galisatus: Joni Mitchell Tribute
Saturday, November 2, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Aki Kukar Diwali Celebration
Sunday, November 3, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30, JHL
Mali Obomsawin
Thursday, November 7, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Stephanie Chou Quintet
Friday, November 8, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
The UpSwing Series: Jon Cowherd Trio with John Patitucci & Brian Blade; The Ingrid Jensen Quartet
Saturday, November 9, 7:30pm, $25-85
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Saturday, November 9, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30-35, JHL
The Alaya Project
Sunday, November 10, 3:00pm & 4:30pm, $30, JHL
Sweet Honey in the Rock’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, November 14 – Saturday, November 16, 7:30pm; Sunday, November 17,
3:00pm, $45-140
Adam Shulman & Noel Jewkes Duo
Thursday, November 14, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Adam Shulman Sextet
Friday, November 15, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Adam Shulman B3 Organ Trio
Saturday, November 16, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Adam Shulman with John Wiitala & Smith Dobson
Sunday, November 17, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25
Jake Shimabukuro with special guests Jackson Waldhoff & Justin Kawika Young
Thursday, November 21 – Saturday, November 23, 7:30pm; Sunday, November 24,
3:00pm, $35-130
Marina Crouse Sings Ernestine Anderson’s Never Make Your Move Too Soon
Thursday, November 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Jimmie Herrod
Friday, November 22, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Stella Heath
Saturday, November 22, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, November 23, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30-35, JHL
Blues Blowout with Diunna Greenleaf, Anson Funderburgh, John Primer,
Junior Watson & Mark Hummel
Friday, November 29, 7:30pm, $25-95
Shemekia Copeland
Saturday, November 30, 7:30pm, $25-95
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & Charlie Musselwhite
Sunday, December 1, 3:00pm, $25-95
Destani Wolf Holiday Concert
Friday, December 6, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Nkwelle & Robbie Lee
Saturday, December 7, 7:30pm, $50-125
An Evening with Gregory Porter
Sunday, December 8, 7:00pm, $65-160
Huntertones
Saturday, December 7, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, Sunday, December 8, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30
25, JHL
Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes
Tuesday, December 10 – Friday, December 13, 7:30pm; Saturday, December 14, 2:00pm
& 7:30pm; Sunday, December 15, 2:00pm & 7:00pm, $65-215
Yemen Blues
Thursday, December 19, 7:30pm, $25-95
Mads Tolling: A Cool Yule
Thursday, December 19, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Cyrus Chestnut Plays A Charlie Brown Christmas
Friday, December 20, 7:30pm, $45-115
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Saturday, December 21, 7:30pm, Sunday, December 22, 2:00pm, $30-115
The Marcus Shelby New Orchestra Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
Sunday, December 22, 8:00pm, $45-115
George Cole plays Nat King Cole’s The Magic of Christmas
Friday, December 20 – Saturday, December 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, December 22, 3:00pm & 4:30pm, $30-35, JHL
Take 6
Saturday, December 28, 7:30pm; Sunday, December 29, 3:00pm, $30-125
New Orleans New Year with Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Tuesday, December 31, 8:00pm & 10:30pm, $45-130
Chris Botti
Tuesday, January 7 – Friday, January 10, 7:30pm; Saturday, January 11, 3:00pm &
7:30pm; Sunday, January 12, 3:00pm & 7:00pm. $55-185
The UpSwing Series: Tia Fuller; Grace Kelly
Thursday, January 16, 7:30pm, $25-85
The Gospel of James Baldwin: Meshell Ndegeocello
Friday, January 17, 7:30pm; Saturday, January 18, 3:00pm & 7:30pm;
Sunday, January 19, 7:00pm, $30-115
Edward Simon Trio
Thursday, January 23, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Jamie Baum
Friday, January 24, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Terence Blanchard E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet
Thursday, January 23- Saturday, January 25, 7:30pm;
Sunday, January 26, 7:00pm, $25-105
Gloria Cheng
Saturday, January 25, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Jeong Lim Yang plays Lou Williams’s Zodiac Suite: Reassured
Sunday, January 26, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25, JHL
Kat Edmondson
Thursday, January 30 – Friday, January 31, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
The UpSwing Series: Kendrick Scott Unearthed
Saturday, February 1, 7:30pm, $25-85
The Queen’s Cartoonists
Saturday, February 1, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, Sunday, February 2, 3pm & 4:30pm, $25, JHL
Isaiah Collier Duo
Thursday, February 6, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Friday, February 7, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35, JHL
Ken Okada & Yoyoka
Saturday, February 8, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Music of Duke Ellington: Jason Moran with Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
Thursday, February 6-Saturday, February 8, 7:30pm; Sunday, February 9, 1pm, $30-115
Tracy Cruz
Friday, February 14, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Jazzmeia Horn
Thursday, February 13, 7:30pm, $35-95
Mavis Staples
Friday, February 14-Saturday, February 15, 7:30pm;
Sunday, February 16, 7:00pm, $40-150
Camille Thurman
Saturday, February 15, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, Sunday, February 16, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25
30, JHL
Julian Lage, solo
Thursday, February 20, 7:30pm, $30-105
Julian Lage & Jorge Roeder Duo
Friday, February 21, 7:30pm. $30-105
Julian Lage Quartet
Saturday, February 22, 7:30pm, $35-115
Julian Lage Duo with Special Guest
Sunday, February 23, 7:00pm,
$30-105
The UpSwing Series: Gerald Clayton Quintet
Saturday, March 1, 7:30pm, $25-85
Brandee Younger & New Century Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, March 6 – Saturday, March 8, 7:30pm, Sunday, March 9, 7:00pm, $25-95
Miss Faye Carol with Dennis Chambers
Thursday, March 6 – Friday, March 7, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Howard Wiley
Saturday, March 8, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, JHL, $25-35,
Saturday, May 24, 7:30pm, Miner Auditorium, $25-65
Sunny Jain
Wednesday, March 12, 7:30pm, $25-75
Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa
Thursday, March 13 – Friday, March 14, 7:30pm
Paolo Angeli
Thursday, March 13 – Friday, March 14, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Etienne Charles
Saturday, March 15, 7:30pm, $25-95
Dyertribe with Steve Dyer & Bokani Dyer
Saturday, March 15, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
House of Waters
Sunday, March 16, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30, JHL
Kev Choice plays A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory
Thursday, March 20, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Sundra Manning
Friday, March 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Tammy L. Hall Trio
Saturday, March 22, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, March 23, 3:00pm & 4:30pm, $25-30, JHL
Christian McBride & Ursa Major
Saturday, March 22, 7:30pm; Sunday, March 23, 7:00pm, $35-105
The Naghash Ensemble
Tuesday, March 25, 7:30pm, $25-70
Rachel Therrien Quartet
Friday, March 28, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine Duo
Saturday, March 29, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30, JHL
Gunhild Carling
Sunday, March 30, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25, JHL
Justin Rock plays Music of Pat Metheny
Thursday, April 3, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Hristo Vitchev & Jivko Petrov
Friday, April 4, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Pasquale Grasso Trio
Saturday, April 5, 7:00pm & 8:30pm; Sunday, April 6, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30-35, JHL
Brad Mehldau Trio
Thursday, April 3 – Saturday, April 5, 7:30pm; Sunday, April 6, 7:00pm, $40-130S
Sona Jobarteh
Friday, April 4, 8:00pm, Herbst Theatre, $35-95
Kenny Barron, solo
Thursday, April 10, 7:30pm, $35-110
Billy Hart
Thursday, April 10, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35, JHL
Kenny Barron Quintet
Friday, April 11, 7:30pm, $40-130
Herlin Riley
Friday, April 11, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35, JHL
Kenny Garron with Orchestra
Saturday, April 12, 7:30pm, $35-110
David Garibaldi
Saturday, April 12, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35, JHL
Kenny Barron: New Project Premiere
Sunday, April 13, 7:00pm, $35-95
Marvin “Smitty” Smith
Sunday, April 13, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $35, JHL
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
Thursday, April 17- Saturday, April 19, 7:30pm; Sunday, April 20, 7:00pm, $30-125
Isaac Mizrahi
Saturday, April 26, 7:30pm, $35-95
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Thursday, May 1 – Friday, May 2, 7:30pm; Saturday, May 3, 3:00pm & 7:30pm, $40-150
Mikailo Kasha plays Ray Brown’s Live at Starbucks
Thursday, May 15, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, #25, JHL
Caroline Chung & Citizen Jazz
Friday, May 16, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Kurt Ribak
Saturday, May 17, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Jeff Denson Trio
Sunday, May 18, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $25, JHL
The UpSwing Series: Kneebody & Aaron Parks
Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm, $25-85
Heart Matter featuring Amy D & Dillon Vado
Thursday, May 22, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
Judith Owen
Friday, May 23, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25, JHL
The Bad Plus
Friday, May 23, 7:30pm, $25-95
Emmaline
Saturday, May 24, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, Sunday, May 25, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, $30-35, JHL
The Harlem Gospel Travelers/Avery Sunshine
Sunday, May 25, 2:00pm, $25-65
