SAN FRANCISCO: Holy Harmony

Jewish Music Festival

Bustan Quartet
Babel/Askenaz
Basya Schechter

SUN, MAR 25, 2012 AT 1:30 PM

Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street, San Francisco

HOLIDAY MUSIC: Chanukah & Christmas

Woody Guthrie: Happy Joyous Hanukkah | John Zorn, ‘A Dreamer’s Christmas’

Yoshi’s: The New Gary Burton Quartet

W H A T :    Gary Burton | Julian Lage | Scott Colley | Antonio Sanchez
W H E N :    Saturday Oct 9, 6pm
W H E R E : Yoshi’s, Oakland

George Enescu Festival, Bucharest 1

Two fine orchestras almost overlap

The National Museum “George Enescu”

WORLD TOUR 2011: Return to Forever

W H A T :    RETURN TO FOREVER WORLD TOUR 2011
W H E N :    Thu, Sep 22, 2011 08:00 PM
W H E R E : The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

RETURN TO FOREVER IV
Chick Corea: keys
Stanley Clarke: bass
Lenny White: drums

YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL: Gamelan Sekar Jaya

W H A T :    Gamelan Sekar Jaya
W H E N :    September 17, 2011 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
W H E R E : Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco (map)

M O R E :    Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Music & Dance of Bali

ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Korean Culture Day

W H A T :    POETRY IN CLAY: Korea Foundation Korean Culture Day
W H E N :    Saturday, September 17, 11:00 am–4:00 pm
W H E R E : Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Chuseok is the Korean holiday of the autumn harvest during the full moon, when people visit their hometowns and feast with family and friends. This family fun day for all ages offers docent tours, storytelling, food tastings, music, and art. Korean musicians Kang Eun-il & Haegum Plus will perform their “new music” for the first time in the Bay Area. Artists Shin Meekyung and Lee Kang Hyo will demonstrate new and traditional forms of ceramic art.

M O R E :    POETRY IN CLAY
Meet the author of the new book “Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth”
Discover “New music” of Korea: Haegum Plus

DE YOUNG MUSEUM: Fiesta Friday Night & Mistura

W H A T :    Fiesta Friday Nights at the de Young
W H E N :    September 16 | 6:00 – 8:30PM
W H E R E : de Young Museum, San Francisco

M O R E :    The Mads Tolling Quartet pays tribute to Jean-Luc Ponty
Mistura: The Power of Food | San Francisco Latino Film Festival

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011

W H A T :    54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
W H E N :    September 16 – 18, 2011
W H E R E : Monterey County Fairgrounds

M O R E : Concert for Kids
Family Day is Sunday | Family Discount Package
Free iPhone and Android Mobile Phone Apps! | RADIO
NPR Music Goes To The 2011 Monterey Jazz Festival

Bill Carrothers Trio: Monterey Jazz Festival’s overlooked gem (Examiner)

We recommend 10 stellar, don’t-miss acts at the Monterey Jazz Festival (MercuryNews)

ANNIVERSARY: 100 Years with the San Francisco Symphony

W H A T :    Exhibition — Music for a City, Music for the World
W H E N :    September 8, 2011 through January 9, 2012
W H E R E : San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery

The San Francisco Symphony’s first century comes to life with over 150 archival objects, as well as audio and video footage.

This exhibition is on view with monthly events at the San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery, September 8, 2011 through January 9, 2012. Free to the public.

Lecture: Conversation with the Curators: Larry Rothe and Joe Evans  Tue Sep 13, 2011  6pm

Documentary Film:  San Francisco Symphony at 100 Wed Oct 5 2011  6pm

Musical Lecture: An Audio History of the San Francisco Symphony with Scott Foglesong Tue Oct 18 2011  6pm

Panel Discussion: Music of the Barbary Coast and Beyond: San Francisco’s Musical Origins Wed Nov 16 2011 6pm

Panel Discussion and Performance: Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, Past and Present Tues Dec 13 2011 6pm