Features

David Bratman - August 22, 2011

Though there are fewer big presenters in the South Bay, you don't have to trek north to find great artists playing seriously entertaining music. Here are a few best bets in the San Jose-Palo Alto area.

Jeff Kaliss - August 19, 2011

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.

Janos Gereben - August 16, 2011

Arts United: S.F. Forum on Aug.

Brett Campbell - August 15, 2011

Read an account of the Gamelan and its Balinese roots in excerpt from Music of the Peoples of the World by Bill Alves.

Brett Campbell - August 15, 2011

Read more about the Gamelan influence on Western music and composers such as Claude Debussy and Benjamin Britten.

Brett Campbell - August 15, 2011

Gamelan holds surprisingly wide appeal in America, which has more than 200 ensembles. SFCV profiles Gamelan Sekar Jaya, easily the best-known gamelan orchestra in the Bay Area, as it continues to reach a fascinating cross-section of music lovers.

Brett Campbell - August 9, 2011

Ensemble Parallèle stages a vivid reimagining of Gertrude Stein’s and Virgil Thomson’s masterwork; Luciano Chessa adds his imaginative response, called A Heavenly Act.

Janos Gereben - August 9, 2011

Gertude Stein, Alas?

While very much appreciating Gertrude Stein’s role in promoting modern art (“The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde” is terrific; closes on Sept. 6!), I am not a fan of her writing.