By Andrew Gilbert, Oakland Side Charnett Moffett was still a toddler when his family relocated from New York to Oakland in 1970, and he hadn’t graduated from elementary school yet … Read More
Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Classical Voice Ian Faquini and Natalie Cressman | April 6 Brasilia-born Berkeley guitarist/vocalist Ian Faquini is a composer of inordinately sad and beautiful melodies, building on … Read More
Natalie Cressman and Guitarist Ian Faquini Team Up for a Brazilian Outing Jeff Kaliss, San Francisco Classical Voice The sounds of Brazil prevail in the Bay Area in the first … Read More
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News Pianist Oscar Hernandez earned his salsa stripes recording with conga master Ray Barretto in the early 1980s. But he became a major player as music … Read More
