Herbie Hancock is an internationally famous American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, he was one of the primary creators of the “post-bop” sound. Hancock has combined a unique blend of jazz, blues, modern classical music (like Debussy and Ravel), and sheer funk. Throughout his explorations, he has … Continued
After the events that took place over the course of 2020, America remains more divided than ever. When faced with a global health crisis and widespread cries for racial justice, leadership crumbled and the Republican Party suffered defeat in the 2020 election. According to Keith Boykin, Republican leaders have responded with inciting white Americans in a last-ditch race against … Continued
Carlos Santana is one of the most influential and celebrated artists of all time. For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. A 10-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, in the realm of … Continued
A special program exploring the need for and examples of coalition and cooperation between the Asian and Black communities in neighborhoods where there might have been conflicts in the past. This panel includes Renard Monroe, founder and executive director of Youth 1st, a year-round after-school and summer program located in San Francisco’s District 11, and president and a founding member of Invest Black, a … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Good Person of Szechwan” by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Tony Kushner, directed by Eric Ting, at California Shakespeare Theatre in Orinda through July 28, 2019.
Bobby Seale explodes the myth of the armed street gang promulgated by Ronald Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover. The Panthers were a group of professional, semi-professional, and college students who formed this anti-segregation, broad-spectrum civil rights movement whose legal use of arms Bobby would substitute for videocameras in 1995. An energetic and relevant look at … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical “Cabaret,” directed by Susi Damilano, at San Francisco Playhouse through September 14, 2019.
Barry Lopez, whose latest book is “Horizon” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. From the National Book Award-winning author of the now-classic “Arctic Dreams,” a vivid, poetic, capacious work that recollects the travels around the world and the encounters–human, animal, and natural–that have shaped an extraordinary life.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Year of Magical Thinking” at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley through July 21, 2019.
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Passion” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, directed by Stuart Bousel, at Custom Made Theatre through July 20, 2019.
