San Francisco

Plenty to be thankful for with these great local gigs featuring jazz and other terrific music from around the globe.

The Bay Area is bursting with contemporary jazz composers and combos. A new series provides a welcome platform.

MacArthur “genius” grant winner Matthew Aucoin and his new opera company visit ODC Theater in San Francisco.

Körper examines the very essence of our corporeal existence.

Going strong at 77, the Spanish singer finds powerful, fresh expression in concert with two rising stars and the S.F. Opera Orchestra.

Philip Glass’s portrait of Gandhi’s early career is vital and suggestive in the celebrated production by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.

Bay Area musicians building their own record labels create a bulwark against the tidal wave of digital distribution.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Gives Prokofiev’s ballet an L.A. spin.

A straightforward production of Richard Strauss’s beautiful score.

The venerable institution is vital and current, as a week of performances demonstrates.