Her overstuffed Cal Performances concert was upbeat to a fault, though it included a few introspective moments.
Ruckus and countertenor Reginald Mobley perform the 18th-century composer’s dances alongside music by Handel.
The saxophonist's ambitious SFJAZZ commission did best when the music spoke for itself.
The free concert will feature the teenage Onde Trio, children from the Third Baptist Church, and dancers from SF Ballet.
A program of works by Chen Yi, Mahler, Reena Esmail, and Daniel Bernard Roumain showcases an orchestra whose community values run deep.
The program, created in collaboration with Ruckus, features works from early in the American Republic to comment on issues of today.
After a medical diagnosis put her career on hold, Carter took a teaching position at UCLA and has also become a doula.
SFCV’s Andrew Gilbert recounts his five-year friendship with the trailblazing arranger and trombonist, who would have turned 100 last month.
The pianist’s Sacredness takes inspiration from Ellington but charts its own eclectic path.
The bass-baritone tours his new show, What Is Your Hand in This, to the Bay Area.
