Review A mutually rewarding relationship between performer and audience depends on the delicate balance between […]
Alan Jones and the Leroy Vinnegar Suite October 2001
Preview At first, it was personal for Alan Jones. His life and work had been […]
Les McCann March, 2005
Preview “The thing about this business,” says Les McCann, “is it’s a reality show, and […]
Red Holloway at DePriest Family Jazz Concert August, 2005
Preview “We want this to be educational,” says drummer and bandleader Akbar DePriest about […]
Akbar DePriest
Akbar DePriest and the DePriest Project Family Jazz Concerts – 1999 When drummer Akbar […]
Compay Segundo and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Review At the end, the audience was chanting his name in time with his […]
Tango Explosion! — Fear No Music and Tango Pacifico with Alex Krebs
Review Like all great musical traditions of the Americas, the scope of tango is broad, […]
West Coast premiere of “Letters from Argentina,” by Lalo Schifrin
Preview Quick — what’s the first thing you associate with Argentina? Tango, right? That’s why […]
Pat Metheny with the Brad Mehldau Trio – April 2007
Preview Story-tellers in sound. Both Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau connect with listeners because they […]
Brad Mehldau in 2004
Preview Pianist and composer Brad Mehldau is talking about the late French philosopher Jacques […]