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Lisa Mezzacappa transforms the Jazzschool into a community hub
Lisa Mezzacappa leans forward in her chair, her eyes shining with delight as she talks about her first few months running the Jazzschool.
The Berkeley...
East Bay sounds showcase eclectic artistry
While it seems like ancient history, it is within living memory that releasing an album was an entirely reasonable economic decision for independent musicians....
San Francisco Jazz Festival reinvents itself
For the casual music fan, the transition at SFJAZZ from the organization’s founder, Randall Kline, to trumpeter Terence Blanchard has been a seamless affair.
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Raising the bar with Tiffany Austin
When Tiffany Austin arrived in the Bay Area in 2009, she’d decided to put music on the back burner. After about five years supporting...
Samora Pinderhughes returns to Berkeley
The musical ministry of Samora Pinderhughes grew out of the progressive soul of Berkeley.
Pianist, composer, vocalist and anti-incarceration activist Pinderhughes has thrived since moving...