Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
It’s safe to assume that there are plenty of legitimate reasons – financial, logistical and otherwise – why next year’s...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
The Recording Academy is slated to announce this year’s crop of Grammy nominees Wednesday and it’s a safe bet the choices will be as...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
“Me & Orson Welles” – Richard Linklater’s look at the future “Citizen Kane” director when he was still a...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
In the world of music, there’s no denying that jazz and classical are a couple of twains that rarely meet. Bay Area keyboardist-composer Terry...
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I’ve been a fan of jazz trumpeter Jack Sheldon from my earliest days; indeed, from long before I even knew he was a jazz trumpeter. To be...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
This spring, Stanley Clarke released “Jazz in the Garden,” an impressive trio disc on which he was joined by Hiromi and Lenny White. The...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Bay Area fans of Ella Fitzgerald are enjoying a serious windfall in the form of a new boxed set and upcoming stage show. First, the recording....
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You can’t compile a list of smooth jazz’s signature artists and not include Dave Koz. The saxophonist released his self-titled debut...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
There is any number of signs that the holiday season is officially upon us. (Admittedly, those throngs in front of the Wal-Mart at 3 a.m. were a...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Ben Sidran has emerged over the past 40 years as a jack of many creative trades and the master of them all. He first gained notoriety in the...
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