The jazz pianist Jon Jang has forged a unique music out of a confluence of Chinese, African American, and European traditions. It's in service to political transformation.
World Arts West is distributing a grant of $500,000, split between 20 companies involved in ethnic dance and arts in underserved communities.
This year, several Broadway productions transformed older works to meet the moment. The most innovative of the bunch closed too soon.
Principal conductor Thomas Wilkins led a concert of Black composers and songs from the Broadway musical Suffs.
The Michael Morgan Prize carries a $15,000 commissioning award and a performance with the SF Symphony.
His legacy as one of the greatest American musicians secure, Wynton Marsalis is as dedicated to his craft as ever.
Pianist Benny Green, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant headline a final weekend at Healdsburg Jazz.
Pairing Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale with a new work made for exciting, enlivening theater.
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.
