Jazz

Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues to book major musicians, while growing its community connections and outreach.

Jovino Santos Neto returns to the Bay Area with the work of Hermeto Pascoal, the genre-bending legend who died last September.

Mahanthappa’s ensemble clearly enjoys the music, which they perform in high-voltage versions.

Maurice White’s long-lost concerto and orchestral arrangements of his hits anchor a tribute concert 23 years in the making.

The exciting lineup of guest artists has been thinned by visa denials, but the performance schedule is still full.

Running July 4-19, the summer season features premieres by Jake Heggie and John Corigliano, plus performances by Renée Fleming and Wynton Marsalis.

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane — son of John Coltrane — are featured as part of a six-event series.

In his centenary birth year, the saxophonist/ composer’s music will be celebrated in the Bay Area and everywhere.

The saxophonist and flutist reflects on her 50-year career in the Bay Area jazz scene.

Raised by her jazz musician father in Santiago, the tenor saxophonist will perform in La Jolla on April 11 and in Berkeley on April 15.