Thu.–Sun., Aug. 16–19
Miner Auditorium, SFJazz
This two-time Grammy-winning blues icon is the closest thing we have to an American griot. His music embraces early jazz, rhythm and blues, the church-derived cadences of soul music, and the rhythms of West Africa, via New Orleans and the Caribbean. $55–$95, 866-920-5299, sfjazz.org
