Andrew Gilbert Los Angeles native Andrew Gilbert is a Berkeley-based freelance writer who covers jazz, roots and international music for publications including the Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, San Francisco Classical Voice and Berkeleyside. Recent Stories May 1, 2023 Celebrated Israeli bassist Or Bareket coming to SF’s Black Cat Feb 6, 2023 Meet Asher Shasho Levy, The Kitchen’s new hazzan and oud master Jan 20, 2023 Musician Rabbi Joe Black brings his sabbatical songs to Bay Area Dec 1, 2022 Klezmer, bluegrass and Christmas star in Bay Area Hanukkah concerts Jun 15, 2022 New album serves up what’s been cooking at The Kitchen May 23, 2022 Jazz classic ‘’Round Midnight’ becomes all-night Shavuot meditation May 6, 2022 Jewlia Eisenberg channels anti-fascist Italian lovers on posthumous album Apr 21, 2022 This soprano wants to 'make Wagner turn over in his grave' Mar 24, 2022 Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen brings a taste of Rio to S.F. Mar 2, 2022 Oaklander explores the ‘revolution’ of cantorial music Jan 10, 2022 From Tel Aviv by way of NYC, jazz quintet reunites for SF run Sep 17, 2021 Musician Loolwa Khazzoom blends punk with Iraqi melodies Jul 23, 2021 Riffing on Leonard Cohen at CJM Apr 14, 2021 All the world is a ghetto in Frank London's ambitious new album Mar 16, 2021 In memoriam: Musician Jewlia Eisenberg, 50 Mar 2, 2021 Her journalistic path to Judaism started on a date with Bari Weiss May 6, 2020 Berkeley ensemble traverses Middle East in atmospheric new album Apr 28, 2020 Kehillah High teen Chloe Madeline is a pop star on the rise Nov 11, 2019 Arab and Jewish musicians find common purpose in Polyphony Quartet Oct 2, 2019 ‘Be a mensch,’ says keyboardist for iconic rockers The Who Next Page