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SFJAZZ Center

205 Franklin St. San Francisco CA 94102

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Opened in January 2013, the new Hayes Valley home of SFJAZZ is an ambitious building that houses an auditorium, rehearsal spaces, a learning lab, cafe, and more.








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  • Poems for Jazzbos

    Poems for Jazzbos

    The new SFJAZZ Center, which opened in January, is putting on its first annual Poetry Festival, curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Ishmael Reed. Spanning four days, the festival includes performances by premier Bay Area poets, many of whom will be... More »

  • Jazz on the Half Pipe

    Jazz on the Half Pipe

    When we think skateboard soundtrack, bands like JFA and RKL still immediately spring to mind. Early on, the speed and rebellion of punk were the aural embodiment of the skaters’ innate disregard for life and limb. But recently, we saw a deck... More »

  • Bill Frisell: Show Preview

    Bill Frisell: Show Preview

    It's one of the most famous magazine stories ever published, and one of the most hilarious and penetrating pieces of gonzo journalism — and now, Hunter S. Thompson's The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved is coming to life off the page. Jazz... More »

  • Whiskey Gentry

    Whiskey Gentry

    While we don’t typically recommend a rainbowed handful of uppers, downers, laughers, and screamers, you might want to consider it for Bill Frisell’s musical adaptation of Hunter Thompson’s infamous story, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and... More »

  • 2013 | Best Place to Hear Jazz

    For 30 years, ever since founding the San Francisco Jazz Center, Randall Kline wanted a home base. Now, he's got it, with the country's first standalone jazz center. Kline worked with a theater designer, sound engineer and an architect to create the best possible space to hear jazz. SFJAZZ's Robert Miner Auditorium combines the intimacy of a club with the acoustics of Carnegie Hall. It took its influences from New England town meeting halls and Unitarian churches -- places about people,... More »

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