San Francisco

A tribute to Wayne Shorter’s work makes room for tunes by Dave Balakrishnan and others.

The local scene develops a lot of jazz talent. Meet a pair of players who are ready for bigger challenges.

Gil Rose and company bracket Medea with an old favorite and a revealing Hand of Bridge.

The singer made her role debut with SF Opera on Saturday. Catch one of the four remaining performances.

The urgency of the music-making and acting were special as live opera emerged from the pall of the pandemic.

San Francisco’s ODC/Dance premieres Up for Air/Decameron, a project four years in the works.

The company is pushing the limits again in its exciting new season.

The jazz legend has two new boxed sets, with much more still to come.

The company links song cycles by Arnold Schoenberg and Kate Soper.

But despite the star soprano, the recording has weaknesses.