Jesse Hamlin

The musicians of the S.F. Symphony are meeting the challenges of the eclectic American Mavericks repertoire with aplomb — and just a tinge of trepidation.

Listening to Mozart won’t make you smarter. Music training, though, appears to enhance language skills, according to recently reported studies.

Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming essential tools that help arts organizations build audiences and connect with supporters.

Over more than three decades, Berkeley High School’s innovative jazz program has churned out talented amateur players as well as many professionals.

Youngsters audition for the All-Stars big band at SFJAZZ, and some blow away the judges with their talent and musical personality.

Beyond bland generalities and faked goodwill, the 10 candidates for mayor of San Francisco have ideas about funding the arts and using them to better the city and its communities.

Nothing could be more San Francisco than the Fillmore Jazz Festival, a mix of jazz and everything even mildly related to it, and California cuisine and wine. Here's a report on some of the goings on

For decades, the Afro-Cuban music scene was a thriving part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. But with gigs drying up, the great players here have few outlets for their genius.

The academy that awards music’s highest honors feels besieged by complaints, after it announces that 29 categories will be axed. Musicians are fighting back.