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Jeffrey Gimble

Born: March 6, 1962

Raised in Texas blues country, in a house full of music, the son of Houston saxophonist and bandleader, Maynard Gimble, he began to reveal his budding talent at the age of four. But, despite his early connection with jazz – frequently going to gigs with his father — it was the musical theatre that dominated the early part of his long career. His resume as an actor includes performances in stage shows such as Hair, Forbidden Broadway and The Tempest, as well as the cult film, Crimson Force.

“For most of my life jazz was something I really liked, and I listened to it... but it was never something that I really explored until I moved to L.A. a few years ago.”

Tom Zygmont

Born: September 24, 1958

Boundless Expression & Timeless Music

Tom Zygmont’s debut album, Lumina Way, is extraordinary, multifaceted, and brilliantly performed. It makes a lasting impact unlike most contemporary jazz albums in recent memory

Zygmont’s rich musical journey naturally led him to collaborate with a wide range of gifted artists. For Lumina Way, he assembled an exceptional ensemble of LA’s top talent, coming together at the iconic Sunset Sound in Hollywood to capture the album live—resulting in an intimate, organic experience that radiates authenticity.

This venture into new age territory is both remarkable and unexpected, showcasing yet again the complete freedom Zygmont embraces throughout. So unique is this piece that he includes an explanation in his liners, writing, “The Epitaph of Seikilos” is widely considered the oldest surviving complete musical composition. The melody was carved onto a headstone in Greece in the first or second century CE. The English translation of the inscription reads: 

Jim Doherty: Jim Doherty's Spondance

by Ian Patterson
April 10, 2025

Jim Doherty never lacked ambition, but a suite for jazz ballet or even jazz dance was always going to be a difficult sell in '80s Ireland. All was not lost for the pianist and composer, however. A few strings pulled here and there saw Doherty and his long- term collaborator, Louis Stewart decamp to Los Angeles, ...

Petre Bog, Internationally Acclaimed Composer Charts A Rising Star Across Film And Television

April 8, 2025

Los Angeles-based Romanian composer Petre Bog, a leading figure in contemporary film and television scoring known for seamlessly blending traditional orchestral arrangements with contemporary rock and jazz fusion, is bringing his talents to the United States with several upcoming film projects with Newtopia Studios. A nod to Bog’s rising stature in the global composing community came ...

Gregory Alper: Palisades Apocalypse

by Katchie Cartwright
April 4, 2025

Rachel Carson served us with this warning in 1962: “We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. ...

Prescribing Jazz: A Top Ten

by Artur Moral
March 30, 2025

National Doctors' Day is celebrated unevenly across our mistreated planet. It is absent in most countries, while it is observed as a holiday in a few. Coinciding (in the United States and Australia) with this day of recognition for a vital profession, this article is especially directed to the entire jazz-loving medical community, focusing on six ...

John Daversa: Junk Wagon

by Scott Lichtman
March 30, 2025

"Junk Wagon" is a singularly dynamic big band arrangement. It is a pretty wild ride, in fact. Composer/trumpeter John Diversa has completed three academic degrees in music, won numerous jazz awards, and performed with artists including Yellowjackets and Renee Olstead. His big band work truly stretches the players' chops and the listeners' ears. “Junk Wagon" opens ...

The Collective Organizer: Kyle Knoke

by B.D. Lenz
March 12, 2025

It's no revelation that the U.S.A. is a big country and the “fruited plains" is a vast area with “spacious skies." While that's great for agriculture and makes a pretty song it's not so good for touring musicians. The distances between venues can often deter prominent jazz musicians from traveling this region as jazz clubs aren't ...

BackRhoades Productions Presents: The Altadena Aftermath Benefit Concert—A Night of Music for a Cause on Thursday, February 27, 2025

February 20, 2025

This live and in-person event will be hosted at the Gardena Cinema Theater, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, CA 90249. Showtime is from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Admission $30. The livestream is $10. BackRhoades Productions | EventBrite The Eaton Canyon fire disaster has left many Altadena families in dire need of assistance. In response, BackRhoades ...

Liz Cole

You know that scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when Terry Jones’ weird, pale prince character tells his overbearing father he doesn’t want land or a wife–he’d rather just… he’d rather just… sing?

That scene really captures my musical journey.

I grew up in a musical household in California. My parents introduced me to everything from Bartok to Blue Mitchell, and one of my favorite toys was a box of rhythm instruments my dad kept in the hall closet. It’s no wonder I picked up the trumpet at the age of nine and played that thing right up until my first lease agreement specifically said “no horns.”