Previews

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

The California composer addresses headline topics with latter-day lieder imbued with classical, jazz, and rock influences.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

Laura Kaminsky's Today It Rains explores the artist's transformational journey to New Mexico.

Lily O'Brien - May 19, 2018

The legendary tenor sax and flute player performs with an all-star ensemble at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival in June.

Lily O'Brien - May 19, 2018

Ensembles from around the globe honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an exuberant mix of performance arts and politics.

Lou Fancher - May 15, 2018

It’s a band that can go from blues to Bach and back to bluegrass and folk. And the audience is growing.

Lily O'Brien - May 4, 2018

The singer-songwriter brings the music of her latest album to Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage.

Giacomo Fiore - April 16, 2018

The new-music festival celebrates 20 years with their usual range of unusual music and fresh ideas.

Lou Fancher - April 14, 2018

Malian griot, Egyptian chaabi, dan bau, rock 'n' roll, sound artists - and one very unusual string quartet.

Lou Fancher - April 2, 2018

The new-music festival devotes six days to text-sound compositional work using "speech" as a musical medium.

Lou Fancher - March 19, 2018

The jazz singer's sixth "Just Like a Woman" show features a stellar lineup of Bay-Area women singers and musicians.