Every year during the holiday season, I look for new music to add to my holiday music collection. We only get to enjoy this music for a short time and then it is time to pu…

Tradition is defined as the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction. Jaz…

There is nothing like starting off the year with good music and Earl Klugh delivered. I was overjoyed when I found out he was coming to town because I have been enjoying his music for a number of years. His smooth and mellow guitar could be heard on all the quiet storm/lights-out radio formats in the 80's. Long before I began buying massive amounts of music, I would sit on the porch at night listening to the radio and Earl's music was a part of it. His set included such classics as "One N

Lizz Wright - Vocals Nicholas Rolfe - Piano/Fender Rhodes Carlos Henderson - Bass Mark Collenberg - Drums The lyrics are so essential to the song. They convey emotion and tells us a story from the singer's perspective. Extraordinarily gifted vocalist/songwriter Lizz Wright brings the lyrics to life. She brings them from her heart and conveys them through her rich contralto voice and her graceful movements. Just watching her perform the past two nights at Yoshi's has bee

Jason Moran and The Bandwagon My first music stop Friday evening was pianist Jason Moran and The Bandwagon. His trio included Tarus Mateen on acoustic electric bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. They performed three shows at the Coffee House Gallery. I caught him earlier in the week at Yoshi's and while the shows may have had similar openings, this show was definitely different. Wearing his trademark white felt fedora, he opened with his recorded "Bandwagon" intr