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Beat change: New funds for Black emerging composers announced

John-Paul Shiver - August 24, 2020

Music historians often refer to jazz as the United States' classical music. The genre was born out of the African American experience, from Miles...

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All Ears: 9 classic concerts to cue when you’re missing the stage

John-Paul Shiver - August 21, 2020

In June, Outside Lands canceled its 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the festival has released details on its new Inside Lands...

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Out of the Crate: When ‘Bitches Brew’ put us all on notice

John-Paul Shiver - August 19, 2020

Miles Davis entered Columbia Records Studio B in Manhattan on Tuesday, August 19, 1969—one day after the Woodstock Music festival ended. There, his explorations...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Fighting disability stereotypes, from Frankenstein to Rain Man

Dennis Harvey - August 10, 2020

The #MeToo era has brought heightened attention to a lot of mis- and under-representation issues in entertainment media, not all of them related to...

Music

New Music: Five great local artists to support

John-Paul Shiver - August 5, 2020

Local music platform Bandcamp will continue its special "Bandcamp Friday" series for the rest of the year, waiving its revenue share on all sales...

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All Ears: Denise Young takes the helm of the SFJAZZ board of trustees

John-Paul Shiver - August 4, 2020

As the world grapples with how to stabilize itself this summer, SFJAZZ has announced a change that should catapult the esteemed institution; effective September...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Sentiment averse

Dennis Harvey - July 31, 2020

Normally I wouldn’t bother explaining why a certain movie is not being covered in this column, but this weekend there’s a particular glut of ‘em, all...

Arts + Culture

New Music: Kamaal Williams’ latest showcases London jazz agility

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2020

Kamaal Williams rolled through San Francisco last December for a whirlybird DJ set at 1015 Folsom in support of the latest edition of his...

Music

Out of the Crate: The proper tools

John-Paul Shiver - July 29, 2020

Out of the Crate is our monthly column that takes a look into the fluid world of new vinyl releases, including reissues, compilations, and...

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10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

Richard Villegas - July 28, 2020

For over 50 years, the Bay Area has been a crucial intersection of global music. Everything from psych rock to funk, hip hop, and...

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Beat change: New funds for Black emerging composers announced

All Ears: 9 classic concerts to cue when you’re missing the stage

Out of the Crate: When ‘Bitches Brew’ put us all on notice

Screen Grabs: Fighting disability stereotypes, from Frankenstein to Rain Man

New Music: Five great local artists to support

All Ears: Denise Young takes the helm of the SFJAZZ board of trustees

Screen Grabs: Sentiment averse

New Music: Kamaal Williams’ latest showcases London jazz agility

Out of the Crate: The proper tools

10 artists centering Latinidad in the sound of the Bay today

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