Features

Emily Wilson - July 14, 2026

Composer Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer have created The Judgment of Paris for Festival Napa Valley.

Andrew Gilbert - July 7, 2026

Trumpeter Steven Bernstein brings his genre-devouring quartet back to its Bay Area roots for a four-night SFJAZZ residency.

Andrew Gilbert - June 23, 2026

The Brazilian vocalist and composer will perform her “New Moon” project at Stanford Jazz Festival and Santa Cruz’s Kuumbwa Jazz Center.

Andrew Gilbert - June 16, 2026

Vocalist Tierney Sutton and pianist Tamir Hendelman’s duo album is the first of a projected four, naturally.

Katelyn Simone - June 14, 2026

The visionary composer and mentor passed away in 2021 at age 95. Carnegie Hall celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Lily O'Brien - June 9, 2026

Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues to book major musicians, while growing its community connections and outreach.

Richard S. Ginell - June 9, 2026

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite are released in various, albeit confusing, listening formats.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 4, 2026

The Russian soprano will make her SFO debut as the vengeful heroine in her 17th production of Strauss’s Elektra.

Andrew Gilbert - May 27, 2026

Jovino Santos Neto returns to the Bay Area with the work of Hermeto Pascoal, the genre-bending legend who died last September.

Tom Jacobs - May 19, 2026

With music directors splitting time across continents, the orchestra invents the role for the 30-year-old pianist-conductor.