San Francisco

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area.

Andrew Gilbert - May 16, 2018

The influential critic and musical polymath is ailing in Modesto. A celebration of his legacy will raise funds to bring him home to Oakland.

Janice Berman - May 15, 2018

American Ballet Theater makes the next move in righting a power imbalance; time for S.F. Ballet to step up.

Jeff Kaliss - May 15, 2018

The trio bends but doesn’t break jazz tradition, carrying on the legacy of Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, and Coltrane.

Lou Fancher - May 15, 2018

An unassuming jazz great is still a jazz great.

Andrew Gilbert - May 15, 2018

Greenlief and a host of collaborators bring An Improvisation to ODC Theater.

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2018

The best-laid plans of Ring casting directors

Andrew Gilbert - May 8, 2018

A band dedicated to the legacy of the under-recognized jazz great Mary Lou Williams delivers showstoppers with ease.

Janos Gereben - May 7, 2018

10 minutes of music needs serious rehearsal all the same.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 6, 2018

John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.

Lily O'Brien - May 4, 2018

The singer-songwriter brings the music of her latest album to Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage.