No doubt, every working jazz musician and fan sidelined from the music they love during the pandemic breathed great sighs of relief once...

From his first pro gig at 18 as a principal vocalist with the internationally touring Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers through his recent...

When I last had the pleasure of visiting the sonically, rhythmically, poetically and thematically eclectic musical headspace of Leland...

A timeless composer and ethereal vocalist passionate about elevating the human spirit through the power of music and universal vibration,...

While perhaps best known for his 16 years recording and touring with Santana (starting with the iconic Grammy winning album...

The dynamic, inspiring story of how drummer/percussionist Jimmy Branly went from a rock and roll and obsessive learning his craft on...

In the era where CDs were the predominant form of music consumption, it was fairly common for artists to create artful, sometimes...

In 2019, I had the privilege of hearing and reviewing (actually, raving!) about “Sweet Onion,” the soulful and infectious debut single by...

Since Rihanna burst into pop consciousness in the mid-2000s, she’s been such a pervasive force not only in music but in our culture in...

The Lord of the Rings by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the bestselling trilogies ever written; published in 1954,...

Generally when we reflect on lengthy and successful careers in music, it’s customary to frontload with length of discography and...

Formed by trombonist and JPL spacecraft engineer Jim Lewis in the 2000s, the multi-faceted, high energy horn fired funk and jazz ensemble...