Jazz

The Japanese musical icon speaks with SFCV about why she stayed away from the Golden State for so long.

The year’s lineup, the first under new Artistic Director Darin Atwater, features a kaleidoscopic range of musical acts.

The smaller-scale Samueli Theater hosts stars from the classical, jazz, and cabaret scenes.

Good things have always happened for the Rio de Janeiro-raised vocalist and multi-instrumentalist when he’s come to California.

The Oakland performer and composer has adapted the story of the golem into an engaging eight-part suite.

Vibraphone players are coming to the fore as bandleaders and composers, a trend that’s now set to take over San Francisco.

One of the most famous jazz albums of all time, played by the OG in front of a happy crowd.

A festival long known for its Pan-American musical flavor outdoes itself this year.

A chance meeting with a Bay Area drummer spawned a new set of songs for Johnson, which she shares in a string of shows this month.

Julia Keefe is bringing her Mildred Bailey Project, devoted to one of the first ladies of jazz, to the Bay Area this week.