SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Preview Twyla Tharp Dance Celebrates Its Diamond Jubilee With Third Coast Percussion Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2025 The percussion quartet features in a new Tharp work, SLACKTIDE, touring California this month. Review John Santos, Forever a Champion of Latin Jazz in the Bay Area Andrew Gilbert - February 3, 2025 The Oakland percussionist’s album-release concert at the Freight & Salvage unites the community in music. Music News Looking Back and Looking Forward at The Industry’s Decade Party Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2025 Excerpts from past productions highlight an evening in honor of Yuval Sharon, the company’s founder and outgoing artistic director. Preview Cellist Joshua Roman on Long COVID and “Immunity” Yoshi Kato - February 3, 2025 Roman is in residence at Stanford University this month, exploring the relationship between music and recovery. Preview Choreographer Faye Driscoll Crafts a Visceral Sculpture in Weathering Steven Vargas - February 2, 2025 Sound plays as important a role as movement in Driscoll’s recent work, which arrives on the West Coast this week. Review Auspicious Signs at SFJAZZ With Bassist Jeong Lim Yang Andrew Gilbert - January 28, 2025 Yang’s trio revisits a groundbreaking work that bridges jazz and classical, Mary Lou Williams’s 1945 Zodiac Suite. Music News West Bay Opera Is Vibrant and Awake for Bellini’s La sonnambula Janos Gereben - January 27, 2025 The small South Bay company is bringing a grand vision and even bigger voices to its upcoming production of a rare work. Feature Bringing Morgiane, the First African American Opera, Back to Life Katelyn Simone - January 27, 2025 After a century of silence, Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole premiere the greatest American opera never heard. Preview The Great Yes, The Great No: William Kentridge’s Allegory of Exile Victoria Looseleaf - January 26, 2025 The South African artist’s latest stage work arrives at The Wallis next week and then Cal Performances later this winter. Review Pianist Dee Spencer Showcases Young Talent in “Lift Every Voice” Concerts Yoshi Kato - January 22, 2025 Spencer uses the MLK holiday to introduce singers from her mentoring program across a weekend of sets at the SFJAZZ Center. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … Next › Next page Last » Last page