Mark MacNamara

The influential guitarist and long-serving S.F. Conservatory of Music professor, David Tanenbaum, gives us a piece of his mind.

The great trumpeter and, now, classical composer, appears at Lesher Center Jazz this weekend, and shares some of the lessons he’s learned over his lifetime.

Dianne and Hoyt are Bay Area Radio HOF-bound.

The local, educational station throws itself a musical birthday party.

Author/pianist Stuart Isacoff recounts the dramatic story of Van Cliburn’s Tchaikovsky Competition victory at the height of the Cold War.

Enterprising director Josh Shaw makes the most of a cultural touchstone to bring Mozart’s opera to life.

Rise up amateurs. Eric Kujawsky is not accepting second-class status for his orchestra of music lovers.

T.A. takes a page from MTT’s playbook, but develops it in his own way.

David Gockley tells the story of the San Francisco tradition he created and reflects on his record as an operatic populist.

Your cheat sheet to 18 different festivals across California and the West Coast.