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Article: Live Review

Viva Jazz! Angel & His Mambokats In Palm Springs

by Tarik Townsend
March 9, 2024

Angel & His Mambokat Quintet Jazzville Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA February 8, 2024 It may have been a rather brisk February evening in the Palm Springs desert, but for the nearly two hours that Angel & His Mambokat Quintet held forth from the Jazzville Palm Springs stage inside the Agua ...

News: Recording

Innovative Jazz Vocalist/Composer Jacqui Naylor Releases 'Treasures Of The Heart,' Her 12th Album

March 7, 2024

Jacqui Naylor is one of the most captivating and innovative vocalists on the scene today. Her albums are not easy to characterize because they always take you on unexpected adventures with songs flavored with jazz, R&B, soul, and pop. The prolific recording artist, singer, and composer is now releasing her 12th album, Treasures of the Heart, ...

Article: Live Review

Irakere 50 at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
March 5, 2024

Irakere 50SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 15, 2024 On April 25, 1973, the Santiago de Cuba stadium saw a historic event when Irakere (an eight-member band whose name means “forest" in Yoruba) debuted. Attendees had never experienced anything quite like it before. The musicians, all originally members of the ...

News: Recording

Adamo Delivers Lyrics In A Style That Would Make Soul Train’s Don Cornelius Smile

March 5, 2024

“Soul Glide” is the single from Tony Adamo’s upcoming album of the same name, and by the sound of it, you might not need your ears as much as dancing shoes to appreciate. Adamo delivers lyrics in a style that would make Soul Train’s Don Cornelius smile, and which back in the day would make people ...

Article: Live Review

Sun Ra Arkestra at Great American Music Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
February 25, 2024

Sun Ra Arkestra SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 6-8, 2024 Over the decades, music venues in San Francisco have come and gone, but one constant remains: Great American Music Hall. A house of ill repute when it first opened in 1907, the building has gone through several transitions as a ...

News: Festival

2024 Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival

February 25, 2024

Presenting world-class, highly acclaimed and influential flamenco performances direct from Spain, the 2024 Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival returns this March with two nights at two venues featuring the return of a living legend: Tomatito, one of Spain’s great modern masters of the flamenco guitar with Special Guest Dancer Karime Amaya at the Redondo Beach Performing ...

Article: Live Review

Kenny Barron Residency at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
February 21, 2024

Kenny Barron Residency SFJAZZ Center San Francisco February 1-4, 2024 Popularly dubbed an “elder statesman" of jazz, pianist Kenny Barron, needs no introduction to aficionados of contemporary American music. At 80, he is still actively playing, composing, mentoring, teaching, and releasing music (including two duets with Dave Holland). Barron joined ...

Article: Live Review

Linda May Han Oh Quintet at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

by Roy Strassman
February 10, 2024

Linda May Han Oh Quintet Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, CA January 28, 2024 Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society is a fantastic seaside venue for enjoying gemütlich hospitality and late Sunday afternoon jazz. On this Sunday, the tides rolled in Linda May Han Oh and her formidable quintet. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jonathan Shank of Terrapin Station Entertainment: From Mickey Hart to Peppa Pig

by Lawrence Peryer
February 10, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On music impresario Jonathan Shank, the CEO and Founder of Terrapin Station Entertainment.Jonathan is known for his instincts and successes in sniffing out unique opportunities in under-served spaces in the live entertainment industry, creating business successes in categories and markets often overlooked by the large corporations that dominate so much ...

News: Event

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Led By Dr. Kahil El’zabar, Caps 50th Anniversary World Tour With Rare Live Performance Of John Coltrane’s Masterpiece 'A Love Supreme' Presented By Jacaranda

February 8, 2024

Saxophonist David Murray Is the Featured Soloist on Original Arrangement of the Work by Miguel de la Cerna and El’Zabar Sunday, February 25, 2024, 4 pm, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, led by founder Kahil El’Zabar, caps its 50th Anniversary world tour with a rare live performance of John Coltrane’s masterwork, A ...