2026-27 Season: Forward Motion
Sun Nov 1
Nine months of world-class jazz
Civic Center, San Francisco
🎤"the divine Mavis Staples"
🎶"one of the most powerful voices in the 'biz"
🍽️Great pre-show restaurants nearby, dine before the show
Six decades in and Mavis Staples still sings like she's testifying. The gospel-soul icon brings a career tangled up with the Civil Rights Movement to SFJAZZ's intimate Miner Auditorium, where every seat feels close.
Gospel & soul legend
Civil Rights history
Intimate concert hall
Legendary vocalist
Friday, February 19
$132
Civic Center, San Francisco
🎤"the divine Mavis Staples"
🎶"one of the most powerful voices in the 'biz"
🍽️Great pre-show restaurants nearby, dine before the show
Six decades in and Mavis Staples still sings like she's testifying. The gospel-soul icon brings a career tangled up with the Civil Rights Movement to SFJAZZ's intimate Miner Auditorium, where every seat feels close.
Gospel & soul legend
Civil Rights history
Intimate concert hall
Legendary vocalist
Friday, February 19
$132
What are you into?
- Gospel & soul legend
- Civil Rights history
- Intimate concert hall
- Legendary vocalist
- SFJAZZ
- Civic Center
- San Francisco
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