An extended family of San Francisco musicians have fleshed out the mysterious and baroque songs of The View From Bernal Hill, but the core of this roiling sonic endeavor is French-Vietnamese composer Camille Mai, Argentine guitarist Nahuel Bronzini, and Seattleite bassist Schuyler Karr. Born out the creative ferment of Occupy SF in 2012, the ensemble […]
Combining athletic skills and traditional Chinese music, the Red Panda Acrobats bring the ancient art of Chinese acrobatics into the 21st century.
Theatre Rhinoceros may be the world's longest running professional queer theater company, but their satire hasn’t lost a bit of its bite.
Theatre Rhinoceros may be the world's longest running professional queer theater company, but their satire hasn’t lost a bit of its bite.
Theatre Rhinoceros may be the world's longest running professional queer theater company, but their satire hasn’t lost a bit of its bite.
Drawing on a pan-American array of rhythms, the Ka-Hon displays the versatility of the cajón, a simple wooden box played by a percussionist seated atop it.
Acclaimed composer & bandleader, Cuban drum maestro Dafnis Prieto is leading a movement of Latin American musicians reshaping the New York jazz scene.
The annual concert of classic arias introducing the recipient of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s Jenny Lind scholarship for sopranos.
Sisterhood sounds muy sabrosa in Azúcar con Aché, a sizzling multicultural salsa group with members hailing from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the United States. Performing original songs and arrangements in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, the band features veteran players who have worked widely around the Bay Area, including pianist Remy Rodriguez, vocalist Maria Cora, […]
Combining athletic skills and traditional Chinese music, the Red Panda Acrobats bring the ancient art of Chinese acrobatics into the 21st century.
Bixiga 70, named after a neighborhood, reflects São Paulo’s diversity, with a mix of Afrobeat, Guinean malinké, Brazilian candomblé, samba, and cumbia.
The Artists Guild of San Francisco is the oldest outdoor art collective in the country. Artists speak directly with the public about their artwork.
A great Father’s Day tradition, the 18th annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival showcases the best in Native American art, music, and culture.
Mentored by guitar masters John Scofield and John Abercrombie, Ila Cantor made the move from New York City to the East Bay a few years ago and quickly fell in with some of the region’s most creative improvisers. A gifted composer and evocative singer/songwriter, she possesses a cool, rounded tone and a fiercely lyrical sensibility. […]
Circus Bella returns with an entirely new show directed by Abigail Munn & David Hunt and commissioned by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Circus Bella returns with an entirely new show directed by Abigail Munn & David Hunt and commissioned by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
Under the leadership of Dr. John Calloway, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger who has worked at the creative edge of the Bay Area’s Latin music scene since the 1970s, the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble is an invaluable proving ground for stellar young musicians. Living up to vaunted expectations, these high school players collaborate with legends […]
Joe Leon’s Caterpillar Puppets don’t just entertain kids and parents; it draws audiences of all ages into familiar stories that take unexpected turns.
Celebrating the red, white and blue on Independence Day and sounding fabulous all the while, the SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band puts the pride in patriotism.
