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Renowned hoofer Savion Glover, a last chance at eclectic artist Nina Katchadourian’s exhibit and some seriously good comedy top my Weekend Top 10 list for Jan. 4-7 and beyond). 1 Savion Glover: The artist once billed by no less a talent than Gregory Hines as “possibly the best tap dancer that has ever lived,” has a ton of creativity to go with his crazy skills. He always seems to be up to something captivating. This weekend, he taps into the SFJazz Center in San Francisco to perform alongside two of the best jazz drummers in the business. On Jan. 4-5, he shares the stage with Marcus Gilmore, who has jammed with everyone from Vijay Iyer to Chick Corea to Ravi Coltrane. On Jan. 6-7, Glover matches beats with Jack DeJohnette, famed for his work with Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew band, Keith Jarrett and Dave Holland, among others. These should be compelling performances, but tickets are going fast.

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Works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Gabriela Lena Frank and William Bolcom are also on the schedule. Macelaru certainly isn’t new to contemporary music; in Philadelphia, he introduced works by several of the composers he’ll present here, including Gandolfi and Al-Zand. The night before we spoke, he had conducted John Corigliano’s Violin Concerto in Boulder, Colorado. “It’s a masterpiece, a piece I love very much,” he said. But at Cabrillo, new works are the main event, and Macelaru says the festival offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary issues. His first commissioned work for Cabrillo is Al-Zand’s “The Prisoner,” which addresses themes of criminal justice. Inspired by the writings of Adnan Latif, a Yemeni citizen who was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, it makes its world premiere Aug. 12 with bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu as vocal soloist. “It’s a very emotionally and politically charged piece,” said Măcelaru. “Like Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Bernstein, Karim is using this platform to bring about a discussion on a social level.”.