Month: June 2012

Performing for the first time at the Playboy Jazz Festival can be intimidating for some musical acts. That wasn’t the case with soulful crooner Robin Thicke, who made his debut at one of the most […]

There is nothing new or different that jazz great Ramsey Lewis hasn’t seen throughout his brilliant and legendary career. When you have recorded music 80 albums as Lewis has it would be a stretch to […]

Old School is still in style. Thanks to show-stopping performances from some of the biggest names in R&B during the 1970s and 1980s, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles rocked with oldies and swayed with […]

The healing power of God is still very real. Sheila Escovedo is a living witness to this testament. Better known to music fans worldwide as the wondrously beautiful Grammy and Emmy-nominated percussionist and composer Sheila […]

You know you’re a power player in the music industry when you’re able to pull in heavyweights like Dianne Reeves, Sheila E., Dee Dee Bridgewater, Geri Allen and Cassandra Wilson to believe in what you […]

The members of the Oklahoma City Thunder team are a bunch of young, quiet, unassuming and extremely confident young guns.  That is when they step off the basketball court. When they are on the court […]

Listening to the melodic smooth sounds of Grammy-nominated saxophonist Boney James is like picking up a vintage bottle of wine: It gets better with time. James is without doubt one of the finest jazz artists […]

Los Angeles-When the Los Angeles Sparks selected Nnemkadi Ogwumike as the first overall draft pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, they knew they were getting a big-time player. In just one of playing professionally after […]

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been around for over a half a century. Band members has come and gone. But the music and its mission remain the same. Much like the city of New […]