Jeff Kaliss

The founder (and funder) of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival talks about the banjo, his financial career, and musicians he loves to pluck strings alongside.

The jazz festival, loaded with talent and star power, makes the day of SFCV’s intrepid reporter.

The indefatigable jazz cat, with deep roots in the Beat Era, gears up for performances in San Jose.

A unique teaching institution turns out to be presenting one of the Bay Area's most diverse music series dedicated to exploring music from around the globe.

A unique collaboration between a Cape Verdean singer and a jazz arranger makes room for a string quartet in a story of cultural exchange.

Steve Reich’s tribute to those who died at Ground Zero involves prerecorded speech and evokes emotions of sadness and transcendence.

The Bay Area’s fall bounty of music includes delicious selections from jazz, pop, and other musics from around the globe. Here are a few worth your notice.

The jazz legend reflects on his musical origins and work with Miles Davis and others, and gives his views on reconnecting people with their cultural roots.

This highly regarded composer of Neo-Americana opens the Cabrillo Festival with a transporting evocation of the Arizona desert.

The multifaceted Joe Lovano swings his various saxes at festivals around the world, including upcoming gigs in Carmel and at Stanford.