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Jazz masters John and Alice Coltrane will be honored at the 65th annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
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Jazz masters John and Alice Coltrane will be honored at the 65th annual Monterey Jazz Festival.

  • Paul Wilner
  • Sep 22, 2022

The stratospherically talented saxophonist bridged multiple eras in jazz history, seemingly without breaking a sweat…

Gary Meek’s new album, 'Monterey Groove', is not just straight-ahead jazz.
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Gary Meek’s new album, 'Monterey Groove', is not just straight-ahead jazz.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Aug 29, 2021

Gary Meek’s two previous albums were “straight-ahead jazz,” he says. “All acoustic, and this Monterey-based saxophonist and keyboardist found …

Banjos, vocals and box at East Village in Monterey.
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Banjos, vocals and box at East Village in Monterey.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Oct 13, 2016

Professor Gall frontman Drew Norman – who does vocals, guitar, percussion stomp box and banjo – growls with vocal chords to make Tom Waits pro…

Kamasi Washington debuts at the Monterey Jazz Festival.
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Kamasi Washington debuts at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Sep 15, 2016

In 1970, Nina Simone wrote a rallying cry of a song called “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” an open letter of support to black kids who were o…

Blues in the Park kicks off with The Terry Hanck Band.
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Blues in the Park kicks off with The Terry Hanck Band.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Jul 9, 2015

When saxophonist Terry Hanck joined soul man Elvin Bishop’s band, things changed.

Slightly Stoopid's Miles Doughty riffs on longevity, touring and the band's affinity for the California Roots Festival.
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Slightly Stoopid's Miles Doughty riffs on longevity, touring and the band's affinity for the California Roots Festival.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Updated Jun 1, 2015

After 20 years, Slightly Stoopid co-founder Miles Doughty (guitar, bass, vocals) says that while they always remain faithful to their sound—a …

After four decades, Spyro Gyra gives the jazz world something it didn’t expect.
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After four decades, Spyro Gyra gives the jazz world something it didn’t expect.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Feb 5, 2015

Spyro Gyra’s jazz-crossover 1979 Morning Dance (the title track was No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart)…

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