This one here hits different,” George Clinton told an assorted crowd of songwriters, artists and music industry players in New York City on Thursday (June 13) night as he was inducted into the ...

Los Angeles artist Jessica Pratt’s show brought a quiet tenderness to a chilly Meow Nui in wintery Wellington on Tuesday.

“As soon as I started playing the saxophone, especially the tenor, I was like: ‘Oh, okay, I haven’t been playing the right instrument’,” Rawicz says. “The saxophone was the one I felt I could really ...

Foster Youth Graduation Celebration will be held Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center, 120 ...

As sideman, bandleader or composer, Jaco Pastorius is one of those rare players who can legitimately be said to have revolutionized their instrument. With his lyrical, melodic fretless work ...

Layers of piano, bass, guitar and saxophone weave between two sets of percussion to bring the Joni songbook to life. The band was originally inspired by Mitchell's 1980 live album Shadows and ...

(Strange Currency and Night Train also celebrate Saxophone Day tonight.) Thursday November 7 Global Village marks the birthdays of singer-songwriter legend Joni Mitchell and Bay Area Latin jazz ...

The already large band for the first set, which included the Sista Strings string section, trumpet and soprano sax player Mark Isham, and guitarist Blake Mills, the musical director for the Joni ...

At Joni Mitchell’s Hollywood Bowl show Saturday ... and longtime Mitchell favorite Mark Isham adding grace notes on trumpet and soprano sax. The Hanseroth Twins played guitar and bass, Blake ...

“Rock’n’roll, Joni!” shouts an excitable fan ... her band including Pastorius, saxophonist Michael Brecker and guitarist Pat Metheny. In the sleevenotes, Mitchell tells a comic story about playing ...

and Wayne Shorter (saxophone). Sadly, Mingus died in 1979, before sessions were completed. Mitchell and the band finished the album although it was poorly received by critics and fans. In August 1979, ...