UNBROKEN: Tiffany Austin is bringing her solo spirit to San Jose. Photo Credit: Bill Reitzel

While helpful for listeners, the names we use to sort music into genres are often restrictive to the artists themselves. “It’s kind of maddening,” says Tiffany Austin, whose work has varied from R&B to jazz to gospel. “How can you divide the music that comes from the same diaspora, the same spirit?” Austin walks the walk when it comes to defying genre conventions. Her early success came with funk outfit Orgone, but her solo work—most recently, 2018’s spirited Unbroken—is unfettered by anyone’s classifications. Austin brings her singular self to San Jose Jazz’s Winter Fest this weekend with a backing band ready to dazzle.

Tiffany Austin
Thu, 7pm, $25
Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose