The Bay Area is bursting with contemporary jazz composers and combos. A new series provides a welcome platform.
Three recent conservatory graduates share their stories about first orchestra jobs, the audition circuit, gigging, and student debt.
Bay Area musicians building their own record labels create a bulwark against the tidal wave of digital distribution.
The venerable institution is vital and current, as a week of performances demonstrates.
In his recent Bay Area sets, the musician turned on a new audience with an aesthetic that mixes electronic dance loops and beats with traditional jazz grooves.
Glass’s second-most-improbable opera will be seen in the famous staging that cemented the show in the international repertory.
The Green Center’s new executive director looks to make art matter to his student constituents.
A world-class Brazilian choro fest is just one of our top picks this month.
A librettist-producer’s tale of what it takes to get through all the difficulties of bringing a new opera to the stage.
Cellist Michelle Djokic calls “Time’s Up” on bullying and shaming in music rehearsals — and spreads the message to teens.
