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Andrew Gilbert

Andrew Gilbert

KQED Contributor

A Los Angeles native based in the Berkeley area since 1996, Andrew Gilbert covers jazz, international music and dance for KQED's California Report, the Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Berkeleyside.com, and other publications. He is available for weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs. #jazzscribe

By Andrew Gilbert
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The Deluxe Brings Jazz Back to San Francisco’s Haight Street

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The Most Surreal Jazz Singer In the Bay Area Today

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She’s Restoring Native American Jazz History — and Creating Her Own

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Remembering Anthony Ant, Trumpeter and Indefatigable Scene-Builder

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José ‘Dr. Loco’ Cuéllar, Chicano Scholar, Bandleader and Activist, Dies at 84

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A New Dolores Huerta Opera Brings a Labor Struggle to the Stage

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Poetry of Angel Island Detainees Inspires Oakland Ballet Performance

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Kuumbwa at 50: A Jazz Club Celebrates a Half-Century of Blowing Minds

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How a Buffalo Soldier Changed the Life of Latin Jazz Master John Calloway

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