Black Experience

Jasmine Liu - May 8, 2021

Soprano Candace Johnson’s series begins with Adolphus Hailstork and features interviews as well as song.

Michael Zwiebach - April 12, 2021

In April, we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s most accomplished and generous composers.

Lou Fancher - February 22, 2021

Choreographer Robert Moses and Denise Saunders Thompson, of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, discuss increasing Black influence and the added challenges of the pandemic.

Michael Zwiebach - January 5, 2021

Two months before the composer’s 80th birthday, a premiere sets the stage.

Jonathan Leal - October 20, 2020

In concert, the layers and cumulative, syncretic power of Joachim’s music become clear.

Mark MacNamara - September 1, 2020

Musicians of the Colour of Music Festival recount the difficulties for Black musicians to break into classical music.

Lou Fancher - August 1, 2020

The dancer, choreographer, and educator shares her ideas for building an equitable, open, and inclusive world of dance.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 3, 2020

In an ambitious programming move, the orchestra hosts all kinds of guest artists in a festival devoted to themes of social justice.

Jeff Kaliss - January 20, 2020

The multimedia presentation at SFJAZZ explores issues of race, prejudice, and parenting.

Lisa Houston - December 8, 2019

The Haitian-American flutist talks about making her own musical path and finding common cause with Eighth Blackbird.