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Samara Joy’s classic jazz vocals help connect the genre to a new generation.
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Samara Joy’s classic jazz vocals help connect the genre to a new generation.

  • Paul Wilner
  • Sep 21, 2023

The preternaturally composed wunderkind carries on in the tradition of the greats who preceded her…

East L.A. rockers Los Lobos return to the Monterey Peninsula.
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East L.A. rockers Los Lobos return to the Monterey Peninsula.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Mar 16, 2017

Los Lobos’ 40-plus years together include one or two memorable moments. In addition to multiple Grammy Awards and songs that have topped chart…

Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.
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Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Dec 8, 2016

“Everybody’s dying this year,” says folk icon Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. “It seems like a week doesn’t go by without some beloved musician dying.”

Drummer Antonio Sanchez talks about writing score for Birdman.
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Drummer Antonio Sanchez talks about writing score for Birdman.

  • NIC COURY - MCW
  • Sep 15, 2016

Antonio Sanchez uses his drumset as therapy – a place he feels the safest, because he is in command of his emotions.

Big Easy diplomat Dr. John visits the Golden State Theatre with The Nite Trippers.
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Big Easy diplomat Dr. John visits the Golden State Theatre with The Nite Trippers.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Jul 21, 2016

Last week, 75-year-old Dr. John headlined the Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Festival in Queens. The July 22 Monterey show kicks off a stri…

Little Joe brings his Grammys and grace to Salinas for his 75th birthday.
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Little Joe brings his Grammys and grace to Salinas for his 75th birthday.

  • Marcos Cabrera
  • Oct 15, 2015

ittle Joe’s 75th birthday on stage in Salinas will be a far cry from his 15th birthday, spent in a Temple, Texas cotton field.

The mad and maddening genius of Wynton Marsalis gets to the heart of the true all-American genre.
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The mad and maddening genius of Wynton Marsalis gets to the heart of the true all-American genre.

  • Andrew Leonard
  • Sep 17, 2015

Jazz is about what is,” says Wynton Marsalis…

Rosanne Cash rides the long and winding sonic highway.
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Rosanne Cash rides the long and winding sonic highway.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Mar 19, 2015

Three years ago marked the first time Rosanne Cash returned to her father’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas, since Johnny himself dragged her …

Ozomatli + Robert Cray equals 60 years of music wisdom that demands a listen.
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Ozomatli + Robert Cray equals 60 years of music wisdom that demands a listen.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Updated Feb 20, 2015

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