With some of my choices for this year’s classical and jazz concerts, we know exactly what we’re in for, such as Britten ...

In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the ...

Support local artists and check out (and even purchase!) some the most interesting 2024 releases by Bay Area artists. Here’s ...

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Scarcely into his mid-20s, the Toronto-raised saxophonist is making a splash in New York with his spirited and well-informed modern ... the best of off-the-cuff jazz. Both musicians are boppy ...

It doesn’t hurt that the contemporary ... debut jazz album New Blue Sun appeared on our list of last year’s great jazz albums and who contributes to some of this year’s best jazz albums ...

Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s February Line-up With Pianist Jacky Terrasson, Eric Alexander Quartet, Jazz Messengers Alumni, ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Joel Ross “Nublues” Listeners familiar with me know I love vibes. And Joel Ross is a rising voice on the mallets. This album; ...

This small chain of European budget hotels is a great choice in this notoriously expensive city. Housed in a pretty ...

• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Opera Suite in Concert” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the ...

earning a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2002 with “Speaking of Now,” as well as two other Grammy nominations in 2002 and 2006. He has worked with legendary musicians, including Herbie ...