enthusiasm have spoken for themselves: the Kool Jazz Festival has once again shown the thriving state of the art and, for the most part, its economic viability.
Like the officials at Coca-Cola, Accept and Queensryche--who co-headlined a metalfest on Saturday at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre--apparently recognize the strength of their product's old formula.
ALL THAT JAZZ: Walter Yetnikoff and Mo Ostin may have sunk a few jump shots in their day, but
When she danced with the Jazz Tap Ensemble, Camden Richman proved so deeply musical and strikingly
One of the main functions of the annual Orange Coast College Jazz Festival, which opens Thursday on
About 30 jazz musicians and fans picketed the Toluca Lake Tennis Club on Tuesday, protesting a
It took quite a feat of logistics to bring together a quartet that played Sunday at the New Otani Hotel.
Almost 18 years have passed since Louis and Monique Aldebert, having moved to Los Angeles, developed their unique vocal duo sound and built their bilingual backlog of original songs.
Grammys may elude Maxine Sullivan (another one got away Tuesday after her third nomination in five years), but there are still milestones to watch for.
Pianist/composer/orchestrator Alan Broadbent sat over a morning cup of coffee, talking about the legendary alto saxophonist Charlie (Bird) Parker.
Nobody may know the jazz record business quite as well as Orrin Keepnews, the president of Bay Area
Victor Feldman, a British-born prodigy who was a self-taught vibraphonist, percussionist and pianist, was found dead of an apparent heart attack Tuesday morning in his Woodland Hills home.
The Jazz Heritage Foundation numbers among its good works the introduction of jazz to youngsters in
The trombone, a Cinderella in the jazz world these days, has produced no significant new voices in the last decade or so.
In a short-notice change of schedule, the Hollywood club Nucleus Nuance brought in Nina Simone to headline Thursday, relegating the Snooky Young-Bob Cooper Sextet to the role of a warm-up act.
It takes a certain sense of security for a singer to begin her set with a ballad and end with another ballad.
Grover Sales' book, "Jazz: America's Classical Music," is generally regarded as one of the most succinct and accurate surveys of its kind.
Which came first--the chicken or the egg?
At Catalina's Bar & Grill on Cahuenga Boulevard, the jazz policy is being gradually upgraded both in quantity and quality.
The most spectacular musical moment in Jeff Lorber's Beverly Theatre concert Friday night came early and left too soon.