Andrew Gilbert

Guitarist Django Reinhardt’s musical legacy continues to thrive in California and beyond.

Joey DeFrancesco, one of the instrument’s greatest artists, performs in the Bay Area this month.

The late Brazilian acoustic guitarist had an outsized impact on the Bay Area music scene. A new three-CD set features great live performances captured in the ’60s.  

The banjo virtuoso tours California Dec. 10–17 with a band of bluegrass all-stars and a new album of fresh material.   

With a new record out and a supple trio in tow, the red-hot pianist lights up Yoshi’s Nov. 19–20.

Oaklander Glen Pearson is on the piano bench when the legendary big band hits the downbeat at Yoshi’s Nov. 15.

Cal Performances names the four-time Grammy winner as artist-in-residence for the 2021–2022 season. Catch her celebrated reimagining of Remain in Light on Oct. 29.

At just a fifth its prepandemic size, the world’s premier jazz gathering provides a deeper, more focused musical experience.

Local radio stations and archives are scrambling to preserve the Bay Area’s rich legacy of broadcast music and interviews with jazz legends.

A tribute to Wayne Shorter’s work makes room for tunes by Dave Balakrishnan and others.