Andrew Gilbert

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Andrew Gilbert

The three East Bay musicians who call themselves the Channeltone Horns are undergraduates enrolled in UCLA’s global jazz studies program. But the past year has opened up several exciting real-world opportunities for the ambitious young trio. Albany High School grad Julian Johnson (trumpet) and Berkeley High alumni Camille Kerani (tenor sax) and Steven Schlosberg (trombone) have spent much of the past quarter on the road touring as the horn section for Thee Sacred Souls.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Andrew Gilbert

In the decade before the pandemic, the Diablo Regional Arts Association brought an unusually well-curated jazz series to Walnut Creek, turning the Lesher Center into a destination for music fans far beyond Contra Costa. As if making a triumphant statement about jazz’s return, trumpeter Terence Blanchard plays the Center April 10 with his E-Collective, a volatile quintet featuring Berkeley-reared guitarist Charles Altura. It’s true that Blanchard performances aren’t rarities in the region.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Andrew Gilbert

The announcement was delayed due to a publicity “blackout” provision from Lage’s four-night engagement last month at the SFJAZZ Center, where the Santa Rosa-raised guitar star was finishing his tenure as a resident artistic director. The other half of the Paramount Quartet is equally formidable, with Panamanian American bassist Asante Santi Debriano and drummer Will Calhoun, a player deeply versed in jazz but best known as a founding member of the rock band Living Colour.

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Andrew Gilbert

More than 35 years after his death, Alvin Ailey still has revelations to share. With its opening “I Been Buked” tableau of arms stretching up to heaven, the choreographer’s iconic ballet “Revelations” is arguably the most beloved and frequently performed work in the modern dance canon. It turns out that the 30-minute version of the ballet that concludes most Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) performances is only half of the story.

3 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Andrew Gilbert |Iris Kwok

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