Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year.
The veteran player continues to tap into the unique variety that the Bay Area jazz scene has to offer.
The sought-after producer, composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist performs as a special guest at Keys Jazz Bistro this week.
The Brazilian singer who has long been based in the Bay Area reunites with some of her musical compatriots.
Sets by Ennis Harris and Mat Maneri at the Angel City Jazz Festival have plentiful cross-genre connections.
The unpredictable composer and arranger appears on the West Coast with her curiously mixed ensemble, m_unit.
The seasoned tenor player makes his Bay Area debut as a bandleader in one high-energy set after another.
The maverick saxophonist and composer busts open the recital format and makes it exciting with his multidirectional improvisations.
You still hear the influence of the Great American Songbook, but younger vocalists are taking inspiration and material from other genres, too.