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Article: Live Review

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at SFJazz, San Francisco

by Harry S. Pariser
July 11, 2014

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80SFJazz San Francisco, California June 19, 2014 A popular aphorism maintains that “the apple never falls fall from the tree." That certainly holds true for Seun Kuti, the son of the legendary saxophonist, songwriter, social activist and political rebel Fela Kuti. The roots run deep. While apples ...

Article: Live Review

Angelique Kidjo at Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco

by Harry S. Pariser
June 30, 2014

Angelique Kidjo California Institute of Integral Studies Nourse Theater June 21, 2014 “I believe that any feeling of xenophobia and fear comes from ignorance. Often people think that when you are not like them, you are different and therefore you are a threat. It is not true. I think that the ...

News: Recording

Dmitri Matheny Returns With New CD Sagebrush Rebellion

June 23, 2014

“Dmitri Matheny is a jazz treasure. The lyrical Matheny has impressive chops, but it’s his warmth and soulfulness that win you over.” —All Music Guide On August 9, 2014, jazz musician Dmitri Matheny will release Sagebrush Rebellion, a bold and breezy new album that showcases the ﬂugelhornist at his melodic, lyrical best. Together with the formidable ...

Article: Album Review

Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' It Going

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by Bruce Lindsay
June 14, 2014

San Francisco Bay area guitarist Ken Husbands is a well-travelled man. He grew up in Massachusetts, lived in Paris for a few years then moved to Oakland, California, in 2005. Along the way he's gained a PhD and developed an electric guitar style that encompasses many influences from jazz, fusion and other genres yet avoids sounding ...

News: Event

Jazz Trumpeter Josh Lawrence To Discuss What's “Minimal” With Philly Creative Community

June 10, 2014

Free CreativeMornings breakfast lecture welcomes creative professionals across disciplines to Kimmel Center on June 13 CreativeMornings Philadelphia presents Josh Lawrence Friday, June 13, 2014 8:30 to 10 a.m. SEI Innovation Studio Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Broad and Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 ...

News: Event

SF MusicTech Announces Fall Date, May Be It's Last

June 6, 2014

SF MusicTech has announced that its next summit will be held on November 11th at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. (Early registration is open here.) Sadly, this 16th must-attend gathering of the music and tech tribes may be the last. “We've been doing this for 7 years now, and while we love throwing Summits, they are ...

News: Radio

"The Whiteman Years" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

June 3, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band teams up with Vince Giordano and Andy Stein, specialists in the music of Paul Whiteman in the 1920s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded ...

Article: Live Review

Melissa Morgan Quartet at the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

by Bill Leikam
May 25, 2014

Melissa Morgan Quartet Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, Ca. May 11, 2014As is often customary, vocalist Melissa Morgan did not immediately appear on stage while her trio of Los Angeles based musicians, pianist Sam Hirsh,bassist Katie Thiroux, and Matt Witek on drums, opened the show with an old ...

News: Event

SFJAZZ Gala Honors Herbie Hancock, Raises Over $1.4 Million

May 24, 2014

The 2014 SFJAZZ Center Gala on May 16, 2014 in San Francisco awarded Herbie Hancock the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than 600 guests, the Gala raised over $1.4 million for SFJAZZ artistic and education programs. Festivities included performances by Hancock with the star-studded SFJAZZ Collective, the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Stars with Paula West ...

News: Music Industry

YouTube to Acquire Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion

May 21, 2014

Google's video streaming service YouTube has reached an agreement to acquire the popular video game streaming website Twitch in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion. The deal is part of YouTube's increasing emphasis in live video. According to Variety, the all-cash offer is expected to be officially announced soon. If it comes to fruition, ...