wednesday/8
Yemen Blues. West African-Jewish-Yemeni fusion music, with magnetic, Israeli-born vocalist Ravid Kahalani. Part of San Francisco Jazz Festival. At Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $25-$55. www.sfjazz.org
friday/10
San Jose Youth Symphony. Season finale concert with Israeli composer and musician Yaron Gottfried. At California Theatre, 345 S. 1st St., San Jose. 8 p.m. $5-$20. www.sjys.org (see story, 29)
saturday/11
“Surviving: Women’s Words.” Chamber group Ensemble For These Times performs works from debut album, including poetry from four female Holocaust survivors. At Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $15-$20. www.e4tt.org
Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd. Folk duo includes Fineman, cantorial soloist at Beth Israel in Carmel. Optional dinner and/or dessert. At Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 7 p.m. $34-$39. www.danielsiegelproductions.com