Andrew Gilbert

Even amongst cult performers, Robbie Basho stands out as an artist whose influence far outstripped his modest output.

News, reviews, and event information for Circus Bella’s Kaleidoscope at The Crossing at East Cut Beale & Howard Sts. in San Francisco on Dec 13, 2024, on Datebook from the The San Francisco Chronicle.

Other events include gingerbread house decorating and screening of a documentary on the elk herds at Point Reyes.

A giant of classical Indian music and far beyond, Zakir Hussain was at the center of the Bay Area music scene for more than five decades.

Oscar Hernández knows he might be stepping on some toes, but he's got to be honest.

Oscar Hernández knows he might be stepping on some toes, but he’s got to be honest. The pianist, arranger and leader of the triple Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Hernández realizes …

Other events include a solar lamp-crafting session and production of The Nutcracker by Berkeley City Ballet.

Other events include a solar lamp-crafting session and production of The Nutcracker by Berkeley City Ballet.

By any measure these are good times for lovers of jazz vocals, which can mean hard times for critics (I know, cry me a river). … Read More "2024 Year in Review, Part 5: Vocalists"

15-year-old author Simone O. Elias fell in love with classic Hollywood films during the pandemic, and decided to write a book.