Concert Roundup: Santana and Winwood, Counting Crows, Rush, others

Dave Martin/Associated PressCarlos Santana is teaming with Steve Winwood on a tour that comes to Holmdel and Atlantic City.They’re both musically adventurous, fusion-minded classic-rockers who have occasionally made the Top 40 with pop-oriented material, and whose careers stretch back to…

Concert Roundup: Maplewoodstock, Sting, 311, others

Mark Humphrey/APSteve Forbert is one of the co-headliners of the Maplewoodstock concert taking place this weekend.Veteran singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is one of the co-headliners of the Maplewoodstock concert taking place at Maplewood’s Memorial Park, July 10-11.

Meet The Jazz Audience: Don Byrd

All last week, a small team of Bloggers Supreme went around the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York asking the question: how did you hear about this concert?

Why We Love Anthony Braxton

The saxophonist and composer was recently celebrated in a two-night, 65th birthday tribute concert.

Photos: The Undead Jazzfest 2010*

Scenes from a two-night, three-venue, 36-act response to the trope that “jazz is dead.” Steve Coleman, John Hollenbeck’s Large Ensemble, Uri Caine and many more were in attendance, with around 1,500 guests both young and old. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

Josh Sinton Interviews Josh Sinton (And Posts Rare Thelonious Monk)

The baritone saxophonist muses on why he started Ideal Bread, a band dedicated to the music of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy. And then he gives us a rare Thelonious Monk bootleg featuring Lacy from 1960

Healdsburgs jazz festival becoming multi-generational in its 12th year

The Healdsburg Jazz Festival is just entering its teen years but already can claim a multi-generatinal following.

KSO concert salutes TV cartoons

Veteran voice actor Rob Paulsen joins “Animaniacs” composers Steve and Julie Bernstein for KSO’s “Looney Tunage” concert with cartoon clips and a discussion with the artists.

Caltech Jazz Festival

This year’s Caltech Jazz Festival will feature the Monday Jazz Band, the Caltech Thursday Jazz Band, the Steve Snyder Quartet, the Caltech Honors Jazz Quintet, and special guests the Night Blooming Jazzmen. The event will be held outdoors at the Gates Library patio from 2 to 6 p.m

Sam Newsome: A Soprano Sax ‘Soliloquy’

Soprano saxophone can be an unforgiving instrument. It’s hard to play in tune, and many players get a pinched or nasal tone like it has a bad cold

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