Bay Area music artists pose with a technician at a MusiCares and Kingmakers of Oakland health services outreach event in Oakland on Dec. 7, 2024. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. OAKLAND — Kingmakers of Oakland is best known for its work with local school districts…

Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO — Add Bruno Major to the long list of English crooners who can sing American soul with the best of them. Making his San Francisco debut at a sold-out Noise Pop show at The Chapel, Major came took the soul sensibilities of Sam Smith,…