Star-studded San Quentin Film Festival

The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center held the first major film festival inside a prison with a lineup of star-studded spectators.

Pianists grace SFJAZZ for Thelonious Monk Festival

With his songs characterized by melodic dissonance and playful rhythmic and improvisational nature, Thelonious Monk helped define the challenging, almost rebellious, nature of jazz music during the 20th century.