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Bill Kopp on February 20, 2019
More than a dozen musicians have been members of jazz fusion band the Yellowjackets since the group launched in 1977. But keyboardist and founding member Russell Ferrante says there are common threads woven throughout the band’s ouvre.
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Bill Kopp on February 7, 2019
Ask your average fan of Americana and related styles of music what it is that Steep Canyon Rangers play, and the most common answer you’ll hear is bluegrass. But ask a member of the popular, award-winning and long-running band based in western North Carolina the same question, and the answer isn’t quite…
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Wallace Baine on February 7, 2019
The local and acclaimed piano trio colloquially known as Saint Mike (violin, cello, piano) turns its attention to child prodigies in a concert featuring music from composers who got an early start. They include some classical music brand names, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Chopin, as well as a piece from…
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Bill Kopp on January 16, 2019
Though a relative youngster at age 35, Kat Edmonson makes music that’s rooted in another era. Her vintage pop approach draws from the style of vocal jazz and the Great American Songbook, but the Houston-born Edmonson’s original music is imbued with a strong modern-day sensibility.
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So, this is kind of … different. A collective of artists known as RadioEE, in association with the Montalvo Arts Center, will be broadcasting a live transmission from a semi-autonomous vehicle (self-driving car) as it cruises around the Bay Area over the course of two days. Narration in English, Spanish and Vietnamese…
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Bill Kopp on October 31, 2018
One of the most celebrated and admired acoustic guitarists working in a fingerpicking style, Leo Kottke is an acknowledged master of the six- and 12-string. With more than two dozen albums to his name (plus a pair of collaborative albums with Phish bassist Mike Gordon), Kottke continues to explore the potential of…
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Wallace Baine on October 10, 2018
Music is a part of the scenery wherever you go in Ireland, but that’s especially true in Galway. In this beautiful city on Ireland’s craggy west coast, traditional Irish music flourishes in clubs and academies and in the streets.
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Estefany Gonzalez on September 6, 2018
Celebrations of fast casual food are in no short supply. Consider the Bacon & Beer Classic or the Taco Festival of Innovation and their ilk. For foodies with a bit more expendable income and a desire to sample a wider variety of eats, this gathering of gourmands might be the ticket. Featuring…
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Kaylee Lawler on July 19, 2018
Part of Montalvo’s continuing Art on the Grounds program, “We the People” aims to nurture a sense of global unity through art, music and literature. Attendees are asked to consider concepts of community and togetherness as they take in compositions by the likes of musical artist Hans Tammen and award-winning poet Willie…
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Bill Kopp on May 21, 2018
Henry Threadgill has a well-deserved reputation as a jazz innovator. Working with unusual ensembles that include instrumental combinations not often thought of in a jazz context, Threadgill has made a series of boundary-pushing albums beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. For his efforts, the composer, saxophonist and flutist has earned many…
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