Features

Andrew Gilbert - September 4, 2018

Our top picks for upcoming local gigs featuring jazz and other great music from around the globe.

Jim Farber - August 31, 2018

The orchestra’s chief operating officer chats about plans for the upcoming milestone and the work behind the scenes to support the LA Phil’s success.

Andrew Gilbert - August 28, 2018

The endlessly creative composer and saxophonist celebrates a milestone with seven shows at The Chapel.

Paul Kotapish - August 27, 2018

Congratulations to the winners of our annual Best of the Bay reader poll.

Andrew Gilbert - August 6, 2018

One of jazz history’s most idiosyncratic individuals gets a Bay Area festival all his own.

Jeremy Reynolds - July 30, 2018

The quest for a younger arts audience often involves these social clubs.

Paul Kotapish - July 23, 2018

Photographer Geoff Sheil shares some images from inside the expansive chamber-music program.

Allan Kozinn - July 20, 2018

In the latest recordings from Robert Honstein and Rob Schwimmer, the soloist is the whole story, while Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry take on Philip Glass's Piano Concerto No. 3.

Michael Zwiebach - July 17, 2018

The orchestra issues a live recording of Le temple de la gloire. The band mixes roots music with classical training.

Lou Fancher - July 10, 2018

New research shows how music helps Alzheimer’s patients and inspires us to cooperate.