Vital Information goes from arena rock to jazz
- 8:15 AM — May 29 —
- Source: Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
It's the rare jazz combo indeed that's built around a musician who used to sell millions of rock albums. Read More
Steve Smith & Vital Information LIVE! ONE GREAT NIGHT (CD+DVD)30th Anniversary Tour (May 31-June 27)
- 4:00 AM — May 29 —
- Source: PRWeb
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 LIVE! Read More
A Chat with Mickey Hart
- 6:36 PM — May 23 —
- Source: JamBase
Madison Square Garden, The Great Pyramids, Golden Gate Park – but he's going really BIG with his latest project, Mysterium Tremendum (released April 10), which finds the Grateful Dead percussion shaman casting his attentions into the wide universe. Read More
Readers' Choice: Where is the Best Place for Live Entertainment?
- 8:11 AM — May 21 —
- Source: Watsonville Patch - Watsonville CA
Some friends are coming from out of town and you want to take them to a great show in Santa Cruz County. Read More
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Steve Smith and Vital Information Release New CD+DVD on BFM Jazz; Launch 30th Anniversary Tour (May 31-June 27)
- 6:48 AM — May 18 —
- Source: All About Jazz
One Great Night - a CD + DVD set to be released May 29, 2012 on the BFM Jazz label - captures Vital Information in their natural habitat: A packed club with an audience of music lovers and the band in high gear, pulling out all the stops for the entire set. Read More
EVENT: Stephanie Jordan Added to International Jazz Day Sunrise Concert with Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ellis Marsalis and Others in an All-Star Concert in New Orleans
- 5:01 PM — Apr 30 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Jordan has been selected as a replacement for Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves. Read More
Concert of Afghan traditional music at UW beautiful, mesmerizing
- 5:10 PM — Apr 25 —
- Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
It was a special night for Afghan musicians Homayoun Sakhi (rabab) and Salar Nader (tabla), who performed at Meany Hall Tuesday at the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division's Visiting Artist Concert. Read More
Sitar Trek: Ashwin Batish Takes Kuumbwa Into Space Fusion (with video)
- 3:23 PM — Apr 15 —
- Source: Santa Cruz Patch - Santa Cruz CA
Sometimes I wonder if Western ears can ever really understand Indian music. Read More
Ashwin Batish is a Sitar-Powered Star
- 7:00 AM — Apr 13 —
- Source: Santa Cruz Patch - Santa Cruz CA
Ashwin Batish calls what he does when he is driving, "Sitarzan."Read More
Checking in with Bela Fleck
- 2:09 PM — Apr 11 —
- Source: No Depression
Banjo wizard Bela Fleck is returning to the Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa with the original Flecktones ' lineup on Wednesday April 11 and will perform the following night in Fayetteville at the Walton Arts Center. Read More
Biography
The tradition of Indian percussion has been revolutionalized by tabla player Zakir Hussain. The son of Ustad Allah Rakha, the... Read the full Zakir Hussain bio.



