Jazz

The singer-songwriter discusses her collaboration with string quartet Brooklyn Rider, celebrating the power of beauty as a political act.

After four years away, the company is back at Herbst Theatre with a new production that blends tradition and experimentation.

Jazz, spirituals, and classical song merge in an intriguing crossover event.

Touring with star mezzo J’Nai Bridges in a program titled “Notes on Hope,” Owens is also taking advantage of residencies that tap his multiple skill sets.

The celebrated Kurdish vocalist returns to San Francisco with a set that’s personal — but also unintentionally political.

The newly minted Grammy Award winner delivers a remarkably polished set at The Soraya.

The great trumpeter and his E-Collective group finally play a concert that was scheduled for three years ago.

Opened just five months ago, the “sacred space” for jazz has plugged a lot of gaps for S.F.-connected musicians.

The saxophonist/composer, a key figure in the Afrofuturist movement, celebrates 50 years of his band as he moves into new creative territory.

Many of these artists have been getting the spotlight year-round from leading presenters, and rightly so.