Kenny Burrell

Jimmie McGriff, Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith -- "Man, he was a beast!"Read More

Concord Music Group launches a new series of jazz compilations for the summer of 2012 that showcases the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. Read More

A look at the dozen essential Northern California music festivals worth giving up your weekends for this summer. Read More

Hard to believe, but only nine days are left until the start of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival on Friday, June 1. Read More

A great sense of excitement and joy permeates the music on Boom-Bap!tism (BJURecords, May 15), the sophomore CD release from guitarist/composer Isaac Darche, featuring Darche on guitar, Sean Wayland on Hammond B3, and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. Read More

It's only four weeks before the real jazz begins. . .Read More

Jon MacLennan -- a professional educator, artist, composer, and Los Angeles-based musician -- has released "Melodic Expressions: The Art of the Line," an interactive guitar instructional iBook for the iPad, at the iBookstore. Read More

Tonight in LA, the social mashup Slideluck Potshow, combines potluck dinners and slideshow entertainment with photos from local photographers; the Velaslavasay Panorama holds a Magic Lantern show; there's music by Bright Light Social Hour and Jazz at LACMA; poetry slams and late-night theate, too. Read More

Richmond, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Bobby Broom 's new CD, "Upper West Side Story," is the guitarist's tenth album in as many years—the culmination of a golden period of prolific creativity and steady artistic growth. Read More

Charles performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop- era greats. Read More