Andrew Gilbert

A Los Angeles native based in the Berkeley area since 1996, Andrew Gilbert covers jazz, international music and dance for KQED's California Report, The Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Berkeleyside and other publications.

Articles By This Author

Andrew Gilbert - December 17, 2018

The all-star quintet improvises its way through an evening of sparkling pancultural music.

Andrew Gilbert - December 8, 2018

Crackerjack ensembles provide terrific live music for Cirque du Soleil and Circus Bella — both in town now.

Andrew Gilbert - December 2, 2018

Swing into the holidays with our picks for great local gigs featuring jazz and other terrific music from around the globe.

Andrew Gilbert - November 12, 2018

The piano great joins forces with three collaborators in an evening of inspired musical dialogs at SFJAZZ.

Andrew Gilbert - November 6, 2018

Five virtuoso improvisers reach for the stratosphere at SFJAZZ.

Andrew Gilbert - November 1, 2018

Plenty to be thankful for with these great local gigs featuring jazz and other terrific music from around the globe.

Andrew Gilbert - October 27, 2018

The Bay Area is bursting with contemporary jazz composers and combos. A new series provides a welcome platform.

Andrew Gilbert - October 22, 2018

Bay Area musicians building their own record labels create a bulwark against the tidal wave of digital distribution.

Andrew Gilbert - October 9, 2018

One of the region’s most vigorous creative forces continues to evolve and thrive through personnel changes.

Andrew Gilbert - October 2, 2018

The influential critic’s new tome offers a glimpse of the forces shaping the new jazz scene, from a New York perspective.