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Alvas Showroom: The Art of Listening

by Jim Worsley
September 5, 2019

Allan Holdsworth was a giant, a genius, a gifted guitarist who had a great gauge for sound. An upper level musician can become less than that playing in a room, club, or hall that is beneath the caliber of their artistry. Holdsworth played the intimate and superbly sound engineered Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA many ...

Article: In Pictures

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2019

by Gregory Savage
August 21, 2019

Hot fun in the summertime is what the 30th San Jose Jazz Summer Fest was all about. With stages titled Swing, Blues / Big Easy, Salsa, Jazz Beyond and Gospel, you get a sense of what sounds were in the air. The festival was held August 9th through the 11th in beautiful downtown San Jose, California. ...

News: Recording

Samantha Sidley Uses Her Playful 'Vocal Weightlessness' To Ask You To 'Listen!!' On Latest Single From Upcoming Debut Album

August 15, 2019

“We really wanted a song with a ‘refrain,’ a rubato intro that I could play with, like a classic early jazz song,” explains Los Angeles native Samantha Sidley of the latest single from her upcoming debut album Interior Person, out September 13, 2019. “‘Listen!!’ is what came out! I think originally when I was performing this ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pianist Dave Bass Busy In California - New CD No Boundaries Climbing The Charts

August 9, 2019

Composer * Pianist * Arranger Dave Bass No Boundaries (Whaling City Sound 116) Amazon 5-Star Review! Climbing the Jazz Week Charts! International Airplay! Release Features: Ted Nash, Karrin Allyson, Carlos Henriquez, Jerome Jennings & More! Amazon 5-Star Review! “The saying goes that everyone's got a story to tell. ...

News: Recording

Mandy Kemp Discusses Musical Roots Of Firecracker EP

August 5, 2019

Mandy Kemp is a singer with a passion for classic jazz vibes and unique textures. Recently, she released a new EP titled Firecracker. What’s really special about this release is definitely the fact that she combines her vocal versatility with an evergreen approach to the genre. The six tracks on Firecracker boast a classic feel and ...

Article: Live Review

Sun Ra Arkestra At The San Francisco Jazz Festival

by Harry S. Pariser
August 1, 2019

Sun Ra Arkestra SFJAZZ San Francisco Jazz Festival San Francisco, California July 18 and 21, 2019 Jazz has a storied history of hosting any number of iconoclasts. But few can compete with the late Sun Ra for sheer brazen originality and prodigious recorded output. The man born as Herman Blount ...

News: Music Industry

Sher Music's 40th Anniversary Sale runs from August 15th to September 1st

July 26, 2019

Thank you for making Sher Music Co., the most widely respected publisher of Jazz and Latin books in the world! Can you believe we are celebrating our 40th anniversary of Sher Music Co. this year?! As a thank you to our customers we are offering all of our digital books at an all-time discounted price. Please ...

Article: Interview

Karina Corradini: From Ella to Elis

by R.J. DeLuke
July 24, 2019

It's remarkable how some musicians can overcome severe adversity, stay focused, persevere and come out on the other side of the tunnel. There are many such stories, and one is singer Karina Corradini from Buenos Aires, who has been on the Los Angeles jazz scene for some 15 years. Corradini has an appreciation for ...

Article: Live Review

Phil Keaggy at Mount Hermon

by John Bricker
July 22, 2019

Phil Keaggy Conference Center Summer Concerts 2019 Mount Hermon, CA July 13, 2019 During a performance of his song “Mercy," from his 2016 album All At Once, Phil Keaggy shouted to the audience, “Put those hands together!" Hundreds of people clapped in unison while he played an expressive solo over ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Maureen Choi Quartet at BacchusLIVE

by Jim Worsley
July 16, 2019

We live in an era where chit chatting now, most annoyingly, rivals actual listening to the music at many concerts. It is with supreme delight then, that I share my enthralling experience of an evening of musical brilliance that was free of any such boorish clutter. You could have heard a pin drop at Bacchus' Kitchen ...