Andrew Gilbert

This year’s concert has all stars at every stand and includes guest vocalist Clairdee and saxophonist Ken Peplowski.

A jazz festival should honor the tradition and its contemporary practitioners by headlining them.

The star trumpeter and composer will take over Randall Kline’s job in the fall.

The diverse summer lineup of music, theater, dance, and performance art will be based in the Mission District this year.

The eminent guitarist pulls together his compadres for a retrospective at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage.

In concert with Brooklyn Rider, Herrera brought to mind nueva canción matriarch Mercedes Sosa.

The master saxophonist owned the Davies stage in a wide-ranging program and still had time to appear at the SFJAZZ gala after.

After four years away, the company is back at Herbst Theatre with a new production that blends tradition and experimentation.

Touring with star mezzo J’Nai Bridges in a program titled “Notes on Hope,” Owens is also taking advantage of residencies that tap his multiple skill sets.

The celebrated Kurdish vocalist returns to San Francisco with a set that’s personal — but also unintentionally political.