The presence of keyboardist Jeff Lorber, makes many, including this writer, a bit wary of a smooth jazz offering. Even after the first couple of tracks that wariness remains but
Singer-songwriter Michaela Anne is an emerging artist who is sure to garner plenty of accolades at the 2019 Americana Music Fest and for this Yep Roc debut, Desert Dove, which
Due to overwhelming demand, DEAD & COMPANY – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, and Bob Weir, with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – have added “Fun Run 2019” concerts on the West Coast. The shows
The music world was stunned on January 15, 1994, when superstar vocalist Harry Nilsson was struck down by a heart attack at the young age of 52. What the music world did
Oceanography’s debut LP Collier Canyon is an expansive, shimmering collection of lyric-driven indie rock that draws touchstones from the auditory life of music obsessive. Named after a winding road in the hills outside
In his short professional life, Billy Strings has proven he is aptly named, becoming a must-see live act by twisting upbeat bluegrass and acoustic Americana into expansive excursions. Now comes his
Blending rock, folk, soul and jazz, NYC outfit Elk City have garnered something of a cult following that started back in the early 1990s and hasn’t used its safe word
The debate about the value and quality of “lost” jazz albums in recent years rages on. This writer has covered John Coltrane’s Both Directions at Once (1963), Mingus Live in
There’s no way that master conguero Poncho Sanchez knew that a recently discovered, unreleased John Coltrane album would hit the streets on the same day of his tribute to the
The second annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival was held on the beach in Asbury Park this weekend and although the lineup, weather and setting were ideal, the festival came up a little
