It's pretty much been all downhill for the clarinet in jazz ever since Benny Goodman stopped being the latest sensation. Which is a shame,...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Pianist Denny Zeitlin is one of the unsung heroes of jazz, making numerous contributions as a performer, composer and theorist. He's drawn...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
If you haven't discovered Wolfgang's Vault, an online service that presents free, streaming recordings of live concerts, now's a good time...
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Trumpeter Clifford Brown's career only lasted a few measly years, due to his untimely death in a car accident at age 25. Yet the musician has...
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I'm not sure if the work presented at the International Body Music Festival qualifies as "jazz" in any strict sense. But there's...
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While he hasn't maintained the visibility of other members of the 1980's "Young Lions" generation of jazz players, Marcus Roberts...
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There was a bit of a chill in the air outside on Sunday night. But inside the Herbst Theater, it was all warm tropical languor, as Brazilian singer...
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Melody Gardot has gone through incalculable misery as a result of a near-fatal traffic accident five years ago. Yet out of that experience has come a...
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If you've been meaning to put a little boogie in your woogie, head down to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on Saturday for piano prince...
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What comes to mind when you see the words "ukulele recital?" Yeah, I had that problem, too. Until Wednesday night, when Hawaiian string...
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