SFJAZZ Festival Review

There are no bad seats in this venue. Always great sound. And as a supporter, the benifets make shows at SFjazz all the more enjoyable and easier to get tickets. Our faveroit place for jazz in the city.

Incredible facility designed for and dedicated to jazz in all of its manifestations. One of my favorite places on Earth.

Awesome place and it has a really sitting set up and the atmosphere was really good.

Very staff are kind, beautiful and cool building so you can see the performance soon. A wonderful live house where celebrities such as Camachi Washington and Robert Grasper appeared. This area is wonderful also in the surrounding cityscape.

This is an intimate venue with great acoustics; exactly where I want to enjoy this type of music.

Tips:
If you're buying tickets in their website, there's photo from every seat so you know what your view will be like.
Also, there are a handful of fun little spots with cheaper prices. I really enjoyed looking over David Glass's shoulder when I sat on the balcony row behind/above the stage. It's an interesting perspective, but can be tiring because you're leaning over a railing to watch.

really nice building and great selection of jazz, finally SF has its own jazz center. the next door little eatery nojo is great.

This is a special place. I wish i lived closer so that i could take advantage of it more.

At the beginning, the people are sitting in their seats as the lights flicker and they patiently await for the musicians to appear from backstage. By the time they're performing the last song, everybody's up on their feet and dancing to the groove... pretty soon you're witnessing a jazz party and a standing ovation.

I love the ease at which I can buy tickets in person; even for "non-SF JAZZ Centre" venues at which SF JAZZ is going to have performances.

Even though the performance space is large and gracious, the scale feels wonderfully intimate. the architecture is very sophisticated. I am not very knowledgeable about jazz, but I love to come to performances here, and I always have a great experience. This place makes jazz feel very accessible. Everyone should support this fabulous institution.

Nice venue, bar and restaurant a little small/understaffed during shows

Fantastic facilities, the main hall has the best sound I've ever experienced in a concert

James Martinez is awesome. Talented. Made our event memorable. Despacito!

We enjoyed the evening. Food was not the highlight. Drinks were great.

The location was great for a large group for a couple of hours. Highly recommend. Someone should sign a contract with Senor Martinez.

What a great venue, not just for jazz but for a talk I attended. Somehow feels capacious and intimate at the same time.

i've seen a number of shows here. seating is wonderful and the sound in the hall is superior.

I went here for the Snarky Puppy performance. It was a lovely hall!

Best place for jazz in the Bay Area. Multiple performances on the same day and great stadium seating in Miner Auditorium. But avoid the stools at the very top, they are not comfortable.

Because is a nice jazz hall where you can enjoy this kind of music.

Saw Faye Carol. Amazing voice and great personality! Will definitely see another one of her performances!

Pretty awesome place. We saw a Chris botti concert. We sat at the top row, wasnt to far from the platform but the seats we actually sat on were made for kindergartens. Overall it wasnt as cool of a place that it could have been but the sound was fantastic.

Hands-down the best jazz venue in the Bay Area. Has two concert spaces: the (larger) Miner auditorium and the (smaller) Joe Henderson Lab, each of which feel wonderfully intimate. The acoustics in the space are state-of-the-art and even the musicians claim that it's one of their favorite venues on the West coast to perform. The have a continual lineup of stellar performances, so no jazz fan visiting the area should pass up the chance to catch a gig here.

Great jazz music . The best in the city not much parking so my recommendation is to take lyft or uber

This place is awesome. Great shows. Friendly and helpful staff. Perfect acoustics in the theater. And the restaurant inside called Bside? Excellent food. Excellent service. Awesome atmosphere. Great overall experience for anyone.

Attended Gregory Porter's set and....wow! The setting was intimate and the sound was perfect great acoustics. I like the way the designer used lighting to add color to the interior and exterior of the location. The place is conveniently located between lower haight and downtown SF and assessible to several local restautants. Parking was easy for me. I lucked up on a close parking space right on the street. Several people were strolling throughout this lively neighborhood and for that reason I was not too concerned about theft or break-in. Metered parking was not in effect because I visited on sunday. The SF Jazz offers membership with many perks....well worth looking into if you enjoy music/art and meeting lots of people that have similar taste.

Fabulous show with Chris Botti & 10 top drawer musicians. Best concert I have ever attended.

House pa is great until it gets turned up. Then it gets pretty aggressive. I'd suggest earplugs.

Really enjoying the Friday s at Five concerts during COVID. I am missing my regular diet of art, music and dance and this helps me make it through. Looking forward to coming back to the jazz. center.

I love this venue! Great performances, in a high quality setting that feels more cozy and intimate than places like the symphony.

Cool pub with great live music. Saw The Duvets here. Recommend the venue and the band.

Enjoyed a show and cocktails. Upper seating can be a bit more utilitarian than comfortable, but lots of interesting views of the stage are available.

Cool venue with a year round calendar of programming. There are certainly more intimate venues in town but the acoustics here are solid. Great for a scheduled show or a private party.

Truly one of the best places to see and hear jazz in San Francisco. Very relaxed atmosphere. Most acts will let you seat late and get up in the middle of a performance. Full bar. Next door is a wonderful casual restaurant called b side which is also highly recommended.

SFJazz, has a bar,called the b- side with, great food & drinks! It is a very nice & clean venue, by the way the accustics are by far the best in San Francisco

Saw coco Rosie here !! With the quartet ! First experience here and totally loveeeee it ! Love the positioning of the seat because you can see everyone really clear !

We have seen better jazz concerts for less !! The quality is there ... not the quantity. I find the price exorbitant and excessive for what we were presented (1 hour concert perhaps), moreover we are very badly seated on plastic chairs. I will not return to SFJazz. Lots of blah-blah and little music on arrival.

Great music, great venue. Ate at the B-side inside SFJazz, the food was awesome! The bartender there is the BEST. Great conversation, very attentive, polite. Had a cool hat & bow tie!

Excellent night listening to a mariachi band. Thanks

Amazing acoustics and some of the best performances in the Bay!

Great place to see your favorite artists. Go if you see someone you like!

Miner auditorium has some of the best acoustics for a mid sized jazz venue in the bay area. Sfjazz get some of the worlds best musicians to perform fairly regularly at this location.

Seating is brilliantly designed to have unobstructed stage views from each seat.

The restaurant on the lower floor (B-side) serves very good food and drinks - just make sure you reserve your seats a month or so in advance.

The only minor challenge for the venue is parking.

Excellent venue. Every seat is a good one. The sound is amazing.

Great acoustics, possibility to dance in the piazza, great artists

The best place for jazz with a lot of really great shows. There's a restaurant in the venue, so you can have a quick snack or meal before your show. Parking is tough so get there early.

This was an amazing music venue! Go to a show at this place, it may be the best place to hear music anywhere. The main room is set up so well for listening. Do yourself a favor and check this place out!

Excellent auditorium, reasonable prices, friendly staff, great variety of performed

Great venue and near a huge amount of delicious food. I've seen a lot of amazing artists here already, and I plan to continue coming in the future.

Great musicians in a world-class venue. Membership is worth it.

Terrific. Great venue. Easy access. Great seat and sight line to stage. Giddens is special. A once in a generation talent. Her accompaniment was superb.

Absolutely the best. Worth your time, money and support - no matter what kind of music you follow. Well curated acts, small venue, not a bad seat in the house. Reasonably priced, even more so if you become a member. Main stage, plus another small intimate club downstairs and a great little restaurant and bar next door. One of the jewels of San Francisco. Support live music! Highly recommend.

Was here for a work event. Great venue that was surprisingly spacious and well kept, but concert seating is a bit tight, as most music venues can be. Also, many coffee shops, boutique stores and restaurants within a two block radius of you need to step away. No parking as far as I could tell.

The best jazz venue ever, anyplace. Excellent acoustics

A breath of fresh air for San Francisco a great milestone new Classic like Lionel Richie American Idol & Lady Gaga jazz to be proud of let's look into bringing. Them here.

I'm biased because I love jazz. If you want to get up close and personal with the likes of Ahmad Jamal, then this place is for you.

Small,,clean..great seating..positive staff..ROY AYERS..loved the Music.,,best bartender

Never knew this place exists! A fantastic space and fantastic performances. Oh yea.

Herbie Hancock calls this one of the two best jazz venues in America. He's right

Whether in the main room of Henderson Lab, this place is awesome.

Great live music venue in Hayes Valley. The acoustics of the room are great, as long as you are not 90 degrees from the direction the band is playing. Like most venues, the noise is a bit weird on the periphery. Try to choose a seat in the middle if you can.

There is also a great little bar/restaurant beside SFJAZZ called BSIDE that is often overlooked. If you have time before/after a show at SFJAZZ, it's a great little spot to visit for a drink or food on its own!

Almost every time I've visited, over the past several years, it's been a _very_ memorable occasion. Well worth the prices; there's really not a bad seat in the house.

The Jazz Center is always a major treat and Cameron Carpenter is one of a kind, creative and brilliant with his 52 channel touring organ.

Can set up to a 1000 people. The venue looks quite modern too.

Jazz at its best in a beautiful showcase building. Excellent acoustics. Not a bad seat.