Andrew Gilbert

The intrepid Chicago jazz organization has informed and inspired generations of local artists. Our jazz critic hears from prominent Bay Area musicians about this lodestar of creative energy.

An appreciation of a Bay Area jazz stalwart and “the world’s most interesting man.”

The pandemic has taken a cruel toll on jazz artists and venues around the globe.

Meet Gunhild Carling, who’s world famous everywhere but at home. See her livestream on Jan. 7 from Piedmont Piano.

Flipping through the unused pages of the Great American Songbook, a duo mines gold.

The reissue of Elizabeth Pipin Silva’s jazz history shines light on the once-thriving Fillmore District music scene.

These award-winning Bay Area innovators are sculpting sound for hits on both the big screen and the home theater.

SFSU professor Hafez Modirzadeh proposes a fresh, far-ranging agenda for the school’s music curriculum.

Cal Performances at Home presents a film version of the composer’s multimedia Real Enemies on Oct. 21.

A new disc establishes the quintet as solid contributors to the Bay Area’s rich tradition of classical-crossover innovators.