SFJAZZ at Home

Sfjazz saved me during Covid when I was sequestered in my home, trying to stay safe and sane. The online concerts were wonderful in every way, and kept me connected to the music community. Now I’m ready to return to sfjazz to watch the shows live as I did before Covid. Thank you to the entire sfjazz staff for working so hard to keep this level of excellence both live and online, and to provide such a magnificent space for all the very fine musicians. You are all first rate all the way!!!

SF Jazz continued to reach its audiences through the pandemic with Fridays at Five looking to keep itself alive as well as getting money into artist’s pockets. And still, after reopening with live performances, has kept the program vibrant with Fridays at 7:30p when they could have shut it down to get bodies in seats versus this cheaper version of seeing concerts online. Such an incredible organization spreading the music. This app works great on my iPad and Apple TV to view the digital concerts. Highly recommend using it for the online concerts and more. Proud to be a member. Support this organization!!

I am a Sacramento fan that pre-pandemic had to figure my transportation costs in on what to see and usually found the costs beyond my budget unless I could piece together a day in the City. A weeknight concert was not feasible. Pre-pandemic, I would occasionally watch Jazz at Lincoln Center events online. After the launch of SFJAZZ Fridays at Five, I became a one-time member and then with the Saturday encores, became a monthly member. I know I can add a few bucks and pick up anything I miss, and appreciated having an easy way to contribute to the fund for Wayne Shorter. As a musician, I like the ability to rewind here and there. I think the artist selection does well in building an audience for jazz, and the choices are a super-smart way to compete with JALC, at least online.