Ballet, the opera and now blue notes. San Francisco is poised to add to its status as a world-class mecca for the performing arts next week when the $60 million SFJAZZ center in Hayes Valley opens on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With the nearby Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco Ballet, Herbst Theater and War Memorial Auditorium, the formerly moribund area near Civic Center is now a culture center unrivaled on the West Coast, according to Len Auerbach, the consultant responsible for the center’s acoustics. Read More