Helen Sung’s debut big band album Oracles (Sunnyside Records, June 2026) pays tribute to the jazz legends who were her mentor-teachers at the Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (now the Herbie Hancock Institute), for which she composed musical portraits ranging from “A Little Bird Watchin’” for impish Jimmy Heath, “Positively CT” for the indomitable Clark Terry, “Wayne’s World”…
Brian wants you to go out and hear live events more often.
He’s built a free tool for you to use.
The Bay Area has an amazing live music and event scene — and so does Santa Cruz, just over the hill. Don’t sit at home, don’t go to the same-old, GET OUT THERE.
This is a very inclusive list of over 400 sources and venues across the bay area and Santa Cruz County, and all their events.