Features

Andrew Gilbert - July 1, 2019

Our jazz picks for the month will get your blood going.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 25, 2019

The Royal Ballet and L.A. Dance Project premiere major productions in what used to be the cultural “offseason.”

Mark MacNamara - June 18, 2019

Hawa Diabaté missed the festival due to visa delays, but the problem is much wider than that.

Lisa Houston - June 8, 2019

The lovely, tongue-twisting Czech libretto offers a challenge to the singers — and their coaches.

Andrew Gilbert - June 6, 2019

Vaunted R&B and gospel singer Leola Jiles joins the angel band.

Jeremy Reynolds - June 4, 2019

Du Yun, The Living Earth Show, and Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project are only a few of the musicians who say that they’re actively subverting categories.

Andrew Gilbert - June 3, 2019

Our picks for great June festivals and gigs featuring jazz vocalists.

Victoria Looseleaf - May 27, 2019

The LA Phil stages a “staggeringly ambitious production” of the groundbreaking opera.

Mark MacNamara - May 25, 2019

Two companies will not perform at the SFIAF because of unusual visa rejections.

Andrew Gilbert - May 17, 2019

The composer has been dinged by critics here and there, but his music continues to inspire musicians, 45 years after his passing.