Jazz

The Bird of a Thousand Voices is touring the West Coast in a concert version, but a larger staged production waits in the wings.

This spring, McBride plays SFJAZZ with a host of collaborators, from the young cats in his band Ursa Major to living legends like Kenny Barron.

Over four nights at SFJAZZ, Younger and her quintet debut sublime original pieces in new arrangements featuring NCCO.

Pianists Thembi Dunjana and Bokani Dyer, along with pop sensation Thandiswa Mazwai, are set to land in the Bay Area soon.

Musicians of all stripes are coming together to honor the late drummer who spearheaded countless cross-cultural collaborations.

The vocalist is a once-in-a-generation talent, as she again shows in a concert at Cal Performances.

The Oakland percussionist’s album-release concert at the Freight & Salvage unites the community in music.

Yang’s trio revisits a groundbreaking work that bridges jazz and classical, Mary Lou Williams’s 1945 Zodiac Suite.

Spencer uses the MLK holiday to introduce singers from her mentoring program across a weekend of sets at the SFJAZZ Center.

Aftab tours California this month, going deeper into the songs and sounds on her latest album, Night Reign.