San Antonio club Jazz, TX hosting Django Reinhardt-inspired guitarist Stephane Wrembel this Thursday

Wrembel is considered one of the foremost authorities in the world on the ‘gypsy jazz’ guitar style.

by Stephanie Koithan November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Wrembel is considered one of the foremost authorities in the world on the ‘gypsy jazz’ guitar style.

Music

Influential ’90s rap group Digable Planets to play San Antonio’s Espee in June

The group burst on the music scene in 1993 with its Grammy-winning hit “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).”

by Stephanie Koithan April 2, 2025July 23, 2025

Music

Sunday performance at San Antonio’s San Fernando Cathedral celebrates African American music

The free concert is based on the award-winning documentary The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music.

by Sanford Nowlin January 10, 2025August 5, 2025

Music

San Antonio club Jazz, TX expanding to Houston

Proprietor ‘Doc’ Watkins is making his first business expansion outside the Alamo City.

by Stephanie Koithan October 16, 2024August 5, 2025

Music

Jazz’SALive will fill San Antonio’s Hemisfair with blue notes this weekend

This year’s free event will be headlined by Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Patrice Rushen.

by Stephanie Koithan September 26, 2024June 25, 2025

Music

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Toni Romiti, Nicky Diamonds, Bob Log III

Jazz, TX’s anniversary party also will get into full swing this weekend with performances by Doc Watkins and special guests.

by Sanford Nowlin and San Antonio Current Staff August 21, 2024May 7, 2025

Music

Patti Austin, Branford Marsalis among acts in new season at San Antonio’s Carver Center

Retro-soul heavyweight Lee Fields, innovative multi-instrumentalist Chief Adjuah and a flamenco performance on the history of punk are also part of the schedule.

by Sanford Nowlin August 9, 2024February 26, 2025

Music

Jazz’SAlive headliner Big Sam’s Funky Nation comes with a packet of New Orleans’ special sauce

Sammie ‘Big Sam’ Williams launched Funky Nation in 2000 after a stint with his city’s revered and long-running Dirty Dozen Brass band.

by Sanford Nowlin September 26, 2023July 25, 2025

Music

Powerful new album After Now by South Texas-tied jazz duo looks for hope amid national turmoil

The album, which also features San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea ‘Vocab’ Sanderson, takes listeners on a complex, ambitious and compelling ride.

by Sanford Nowlin November 29, 2022August 1, 2025

San Antonio Guides

Centro San Antonio launches new website, a one-stop shop for details on downtown holiday happenings

The site includes information on events slated for Travis Park, Legacy Park, Main Plaza and Alamo Plaza as well as parking and transportation info.

by Nina Rangel November 21, 2022July 23, 2025

Food & Drink

New San Antonio basement venue Versa will begin offering live jazz and cocktails this Friday

The St. Paul Square nightspot is operated by the couple behind salon Beauty Haus and coffee-and-vinyl shop Vice.

by Nina Rangel November 14, 2022July 22, 2025

Music

Jazz artist Stefon Harris’ Friday show in San Antonio included visits to multiple local schools

Harris, a renowned vibraphonist, and his band Blackout will play the Carver’s Jo Long Theatre.

by Sanford Nowlin November 4, 2022July 24, 2025

Food & Drink

San Antonio food writer unveils cookbook featuring recipes from high-profile local chefs

San Antonio Cooks includes more than 80 recipes from notable chefs and cocktail experts.

by Nina Rangel November 3, 2022August 2, 2025

Arts

Jazz performer Doc Watkins to host Nov. 11 variety show benefiting USO San Antonio

The show will aim to embody the spirit and style of the classic military-appreciation variety show.

by Nina Rangel October 31, 2022July 25, 2025

Music

Ahead of Gov’t Mule’s San Antonio show, guitarist Warren Haynes dishes on the blues, dream bands

Gov’t Mule will play San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 27.

by Mike McMahan October 26, 2022October 30, 2024

Music

Drummer Gerry Gibbs — a headliner at this year’s Jazz’SAlive — is back in San Antonio

Gibbs’ performance with his sextet Thrasher People will mark his first time playing the free two-day festival since he departed the Alamo City for New York.

by Sanford Nowlin September 21, 2022August 5, 2025