Maria Dominguez points to dance partner Rod Gaulman, both of the Sacramento region, while the two move to the sounds of Robin Duhe and his band during the inaugural Elk Grove Fall Jazz Festival on ...

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard performed at the Blue Morocco in 1967 with other top jazz artists like Bennie Maupin, Kenny Barron, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits. Their never-before-distributed live show ...

Andrew Bird‘s new album is his take on nine jazz standards from a bygone era, but he says he approached tunes like “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” and “I Fall in Love Too Easily” as if they were ...

At first glance, July 17 was a typical Wednesday at Preservation Hall. Black-and-white-clad musicians clocked three sets of 45 minutes apiece. Each set concluded with an upbeat coda. The audience ...

‘KCSM 91.1 The Bay Area’s Jazz Station to the World,’ which explores the radio station’s global reach, premieres Feb. 8 at the Roxie. Most jazz fans know the art form has a deep history in the Bay ...

Cutty and Zutty were there. So were Peanuts, Woody, Yank, Wingy, Red, Pee Wee and Willie the Lion.* Sammy Davis Jr. was supposed to come, but he pleaded “fatigue” at the last minute and didn’t show.

I'm seeing a lot of my father in myself these days - and not just because of genetics and my newly graying hair. Dad passed away last month, and I'm seeing him in many places, not least of which is ...