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After 16 years, the funk/soul collective Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings simply became the Dap-Kings…
For months, Jan Black says the advice from doctors h…
Blue Note Records signed Jones in 2004, and it’s clear why they would gamble on an emerging artist who isn’t a clear-cut jazz musician…
When Duke Ellington famously observed that “there are two kinds of music – the good kind, and the other kind,” he might have had Charles Lloyd in mind. No mention of style, just good sound…
Jazz music has been the score to many-a-great films, including The Hustler, Blow-Up,Ascenseur Pour L’Echafaud, Last Tango in Paris and Sweet Smell of Success. But that doesn’t necessarily make them jazz films.
Spanish has been spoken in California since 1769 whe…
The night before the 61st Monterey Jazz Festival kic…
The Seaside City Council, on Sept. 20, will consider…
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival has been around for 16 years. It was started by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL, pronounced “circle”), folks who came together in 1983 to oppose two dams on the South Yuba River, near Nevada City, California. Not only did they defeat the dams, bu…
Low voter turnout causes many problems; worst is perpetuating the myth that your vote doesn’t count.
One of Monterey County’s most contentious debates is…
In an industry flush with promoters constantly vying…
With the Cemex sand mine on the beach in Marina slated to shut down by the end of 2020, the U.S. Geological Survey saw an opportunity for science: Gather data on how much sand was in southern Monterey Bay, both on the beach and under the water, and study how that changes over time.
Monterey County architectural manager signs off after completing her career capstone project.
Dozens of artists, multiple stages, a blend of old greats and new talent combine to make the Monterey Jazz Festival an unrivaled gathering…
The musicians constantly defining jazz interact with the world and bring their experiences into the fold…
Bradley Owens of Pacific Grove has lived the writer’s life, right down to a bill-paying day job.
The Monterey Museum of Art is all about women this y…
Follow-up: What are you working on that is creative,…
The 6,000-square-foot building has loomed over Del M…
Signing field trip forms, dropping off kids for kara…
It’s one thing for regulators to monitor clean water rules for point source pollution – think of an outfall pipe from a factory. It’s another thing to regulate nonpoint source pollution from hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland.
On Sept. 14, Seaside City Councilmember Kayla Jones walked into City Hall and handed over a money order in the amount of $490…
You’re likely to find Tom Skeele hiking, climbing, scuba diving and otherwise enjoying nature. He’s been an avid outdoorsman since a childhood spent exploring Connecticut’s fields and forests. A veteran of environmental education, Skeele has helped guide a number of nonprofits over his 40-ye…
Much attention has been devoted to the United Nation…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The flower doesn’t dream…
