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Laura Dreyer: Dancing Through Time
by Katchie Cartwright
When something sparks her creativity, Laura Dreyer is the sort of person who jumps in with both feet and gets right down to business. A multi-hyphenate artist, saxophonist-flutist-composer-teacher-clinician, she has been serious about jazz since junior high school in El Cerrito, California, across the bay from San Francisco. “El Cerrito High had an award-winning--like state champion ...
Jenny Scheinman: A Violin In The Wild
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman.Jenny Scheinman grew up on California's remote Lost Coast, and now she brings us music that captures the wild beauty of her roots. Her double album All Species Parade (Royal Potato Family, 2024), brings together jazz and folk to create something wholly original that feels ...
Harold Lopez-Nussa at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
by Roy Strassman
Harold Lopez-Nussa Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Live performance Half Moon Bay, CA February 16, 2025 Cuban jazz pianist and composer Harold Lopez-Nussa surfed his quartet into the picturesque seaside venue of Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco. The weather was overcast and chilly, ...
February at SFJAZZ
by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from various shows featuring Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Jason Moran, Marcus Shelby & more at SFJAZZ in San Francisco in February 2025. Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Jason Moran, Marcus Shelby, Ken Okada , Ben Torres, Murray Low, Tony Peebles, Patrick Wolff, Melecio Magdaluyo, Joel Behrman, Erik Andrews, Mike Olmos, Chris Clark, Richard ...
Gravity and Resurgence: The Many Dimensions of Dexter Gordon
by Arthur R George
Long Tall Dexter; swinger, bebopper, saxophone balladeer; acting the dissipated genius expatriate who was not unlike himself in the movie Round Midnight; his dressed-up persona “Society Red;" the laconic elder statesman of his later years. Dexter Gordon is all those things, but more than a kaleidoscope of caricatures. Those who trace their lineages through ...
