Jeff Kaliss

Jeff Kaliss has featured and reviewed classical, jazz, rock, and world musics and other entertainment for the San Francisco Chronicle and a host of other regional, national, international, and web-based publications. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, is a published poet, and is the author of I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone (Backbeat Books) and numerous textbook and encyclopedia entries, album liner notes, and festival program notes.

Articles By This Author

Jeff Kaliss - December 17, 2024

The virtuoso musician will be remembered for integrating the tabla into Western musical genres, among many accomplishments.

Jeff Kaliss - December 17, 2024

Get the inside story behind the rise of a certain music website.

Jeff Kaliss - December 9, 2024

The pianist and composer’s new score for the silent classic gets its West Coast premiere at Noe Music.

Jeff Kaliss - November 24, 2024

Last summer’s hit Donizetti production makes a stop at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.

Jeff Kaliss - November 17, 2024

The organization has had an impact far beyond the Bay Area, meeting audiences where they are and inspiring offshoots around the country.

Jeff Kaliss - November 4, 2024

The composer and bassist is at SFJAZZ this week playing music off her first album and more.

Jeff Kaliss - October 28, 2024

In his new book, Missing Music, record producer Ian Brennan relates the journeys he’s taken around the world.

Jeff Kaliss - October 22, 2024

After a five-year closure, Biscuits and Blues is in business again and hoping to bring audiences back with a community celebration.

Jeff Kaliss - October 14, 2024

Four independent venues — Mr. Tipple’s, Black Cat, the Dawn Club, and Keys Jazz Bistro — are partnering up.

Jeff Kaliss - September 23, 2024

All manner of plants, people, and music-making contribute to the sublime experience of attending this outdoor festival.