Features

Andrew Gilbert - February 18, 2020

The ensemble of jazz all-stars brings its post-bop magic to California.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 17, 2020

The experimental opera company that scored big with Hopscotch works with composers Du Yun and Raven Chacon on Sweet Land.

Andrew Gilbert - February 17, 2020

Bunnett’s all-female Afro-Cuban jazz group plays multiple gigs around the Bay Area this season.

Jeremy Reynolds - February 8, 2020

Better pedagogy and online resources have resulted in a bounty of young virtuosos, but performance and employment opportunities haven’t kept pace.

Emily Wilson - February 4, 2020

As head of a new SFO department tackling diversity and inclusion issues, Mc Neal helps administrators recognize and confront their own biases.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2020

Are there parallels today with Germany and its vibrant cultural scene during the period between WWI and the rise of Nazism?

Jeff Kaliss - February 1, 2020

She wanted to conduct her own orchestra, so she built the San Francisco Philharmonic, which debuts Feb. 3.

Andrew Gilbert - January 27, 2020

The master fiddler has been spearheading a global revival in traditional Scottish music for decades from the Sierra foothills.

Lou Fancher - January 21, 2020

Cofounder Charles Amirkhanian talks about a lifetime of expanding and reshaping the definition of “serious music.”

Andrew Gilbert - January 19, 2020

The legendary jazz pianist makes a rare West-Coast appearance at San Francisco’s Black Cat starting Jan. 23.