{"id":35470,"date":"2026-06-05T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/35470\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:08:48","slug":"best-bets-jazz-on-the-hill-bob-ross-paint-along-josh-jones-latin-quintet-barber-of-seville-symphony-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/35470\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bets: Jazz on the Hill, Bob Ross Paint Along, Josh Jones Latin Quintet, ‘Barber of Seville,’ Symphony San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freebie of the week: Some people keep saying jazz music is dead, but there are a lot of signs to the contrary. One hundred and nine years after its birth in New Orleans, the music is still with us, and appreciated by everyone from Boomers to Gen-Zers. One need look no further than the SFJazz Center and its lineup of concerts to see that the Bay Area in particular still has an appetite for jazz. And when it comes to jazz on radio and streaming sites, the Bay Area is likewise well-served by the San Mateo College station KCSM-FM 91.1, which began broadcasting in 1964. On Saturday, the station hosts its annual Jazz on the Hill free concert from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in front of the College of San Mateo library and theaters, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo. Performers include clarinetist Nathan Tokunaga; the beloved local vocal duo Tuck and Patti; Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble with guitarist Ray Obiedo; Miles Smiles, a Miles Davis tribune featuring Essiet Essiet, David Sanchez, Eddie Henderson and Akira Tana; and saxophonist-singer-songwriter Vanessa Collier. There is a family-friendly lineup on a separate Youth Stage, and plenty of food and drink will be available. More information is available at kcsm.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Workshop SF hosts a free Bob Ross Paint Along on June 5 in San Francisco. (BobRoss.com via Bay City News)<\/p>\n

What about Bob:\u00a0Technically, Bob Ross was a painter. But\u00a0to\u00a0anyone of a certain age who spent any time watching PBS on TV,\u00a0he\u00a0remains\u00a0a pop cultural icon and phenomenon. To some, the\u00a0man\u00a0and his softly voiced painting tutorials, which still air on some PBS stations today, were an invitation into a quiet, gentle world without judgment. To others, he was something of\u00a0a goofy\u00a0return to a long-gone era in which people valued simple, cheesy art and TV. Some viewers and beginner-painters valued his bare-bones instructions on how to create unchallenging landscape portraits, while\u00a0others undoubtedly enjoyed Ross\u00a0(who learned to paint when he was in the military\u00a0before PBS started airing his classes in the early 1980s)\u00a0and his\u00a0lessons for their snark value. Folks in that last group\u00a0likely\u00a0will\u00a0not be on hand on Friday when\u00a0WorkshopSF\u00a0hosts\u00a0a Bob\u00a0Ross\u00a0Paint\u00a0Along. Technically, the event is intended as a way for folks to get acquainted with the training facility at 1310 Haight St. in San Francisco\u00a0and the various classes offered\u00a0there.\u00a0From 7\u00a0to\u00a010 p.m.,\u00a0guests may\u00a0do all that and paint along as a Bob Ross segment is shown on a large screen. \u00a0Friday\u2019s session is free, and you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need to bring any supplies. More information is at\u00a0workshopsf.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Drummer Josh Jones appears with his Latin Quintet at The Jazzschool in Berkeley on June 6. (Jazzschool via Bay City News)<\/p>\n

JJ\u2019s headlining gig: Drummer, percussionist, educator and band leader Josh Jones is known throughout the Bay Area music community for his sterling musicianship, often as a collaborator with such artists as Omar Sosa, Steve Coleman, Yosvany Terry, Jacqui Naylor, Taj Mahal, Bob Weir and Larry Coryell. His decades-long history on the local scene launched with his involvement with the acclaimed Berkeley High School jazz band, which included stints with such influential hip-hop artists as Tupac Shakur and the Digital Underground. This weekend, he steps into the spotlight at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, performing from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday with his Latin Quintet, which also includes flutist Chloe Scott Jones, Danny Lubin-Laden on trombone, keyboardist Erick Peralta, and bassist Sadie Scott Jones (who happens to be the bandleader\u2019s daughter, not to mention a student at Jazzschool). The AfroCuban setlist will touch on works by luminaries Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Marco and many others. Tickets for Saturday\u2019s show are $26.39 ($16.21 for youths); go to jazzschool.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Maria Kataeva sings Rosina and Levy Sekgapane sings Count Almaviva in San Francisco Opera\u2019s \u201cThe Barber of Seville.\u201d (Cory Weaver\/San Francisco Opera via Bay City News)<\/p>\n

Cheap seats to a great opera: San Francisco Opera\u2019s current production of Rossini\u2019s frothy, frolicky \u201cThe Barber of Seville\u201d has already begun its run, garnering rave reviews in particular for its opening night Rosina, sung by Russian mezzo-soprano Maria Kataeva in her American debut. And you can see her, too, from the comfort of your own home if you pop a mere $25 for the Friday night production that will become available on livestream for a full\u00a048 hours\u00a0beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Cast alongside her in the title role as the clever, scheming barber Figaro is American baritone Joshua Hopkins, with South African tenor Levy Sekgapane as the lovestruck aristocrat Count Almaviva and baritone Renato Girolami as the overprotective guardian Dr. Bartolo. The opera is double cast, so some subsequent performances feature alternate cast members Hongni Wu, Justin Austin, Jack Swanson and Patrick Carfizzi in those same principal roles. But the glorious music, conducted by Benjamin Manis, remains the same throughout. Friday night\u2019s live performance in War Memorial Opera House begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for it and the subsequent performances, running through June 21, range from $29 through $447, available at sfopera.com<\/a>. Check that website also for info on a special \u201cEncounter\u201d performance of Act 1 on June 17 that will be followed by a lobby party that will immerse the audience into the comic world of the opera.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Katherine Siochi, principal harpist of the San Francisco Symphony, will be guest soloist for Symphony San Jose\u2019s season-concluding concerts on June 6-7, playng Alberto Ginastera\u2019s demanding concerto for her instrument. (Katherine Siochi via Bay City News)<\/p>\n

A musical nod to FIFA: Symphony San Jose, fully aware that the World Cup is hosting some events in Santa Clara County this month, closes out its season this weekend with a program that presents important works by great international composers. Denmark\u2019s Carl Nielsen\u2019s \u201cHelios Overture,\u201d an homage to the myth of the god of the sun, leads things off, with conductor Carlos Vieu at the podium. Vieu\u2019s fellow countryman, Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, comes next with a highly unusual work, his 1956 Harp Concerto, which brought the instrument out of the domain of the angels and placed it squarely on center stage. The guest soloist is Katherine Siochi, principal harpist of the San Francisco Symphony, who will be demonstrating her skills with what is widely considered to be the biggest test of them for her instrument. Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich\u2019s mighty Symphony No. 5, a fist in the face of the oppressive Stalinist regime, closes out the program, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose. Find tickets, $24-$121.50, at symphonysanjose.org<\/a>. Following Saturday night\u2019s concert, there will be an \u201cAfterglow: Cocktails and Conversation\u201d no-host gathering in the nearby Hilton Hotel\u2019s Ahi Bar, featuring conductor Vieu, soloist Siochi and Symphony San Jose musicians. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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