Applying unorthodox and orthodox tunings, bowing, plucking and strumming techniques, cellist/composer Erik Friedlander paints vibrant soundscapes, free-reigning sonic portraits that nurture narrative ...

Lucy’s 51 is a classic Toluca Lake spot, one still haunted by the gently jiving spirits of high times and late nights long since past. This room on Riverside Drive has a formidable history: Its ...

SALT LAKE CITY — They don’t believe. Oh, they want to. They’re trying hard to. You can almost hear the Jazz players straining to talk themselves into believing they can beat the Lakers. “A lot of ...

p>This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jr. Jazz Band uses simple, familiar riffs to build entire arrangements and tunes—from originals like “Keep Off the Grass” to standards like “Dinah.” ...

I like jazz, but I don’t know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith and Benny Goodman, yes, but my appreciation really kicks in with the ...

A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let’s just start with the idea that a riff is a ...

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in Feb. 1917 is often cited as the first jazz record ever, but critic Kevin Whitehead says that the roots of jazz stretch a little further back. This ...

SALT LAKE CITY – They don’t believe. Oh, they want to. They’re trying hard to. You can almost hear the Jazz players straining to talk themselves into believing they can beat the Lakers. “A lot of ...