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An extraordinary double bill by a pair of living masters last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater. It was, I'm sad to say, the first time I was in the

Junior Brown, one of the great guitarists in country or any other genre, onstage at the Continental Club in Austin Sunday night. All I can say is: Wow. Best part:

Bolosegi playing digeridoos on South Congress, 2/19/11. More pics below.  

SXSW  may still be a month a way, but there's still plenty of music to be had down here in Austin. As in: Broken Social Scene (Toronto, ON), who played an anthemic

Full confession: I've probably listened to Alexi Murdoch's Time Without Consequence sever hundred times. It's the kind of album that gets under your skin, and stays there: quiet,  melodic, but with a

One of the most elegant and virtuosic jazz pianists and arrangers of all time, George Shearing passed away this morning in Manhattan. He was 91. Times obit here. And, go here to

I spent six hours Saturday night at the Winter Jazzfest, and while some moments shone more brightly than others, it was all-in-all one of the most fun nights out I've

I was late arriving to LPR last night for the first night of the 2011 Winter Jazzfest, but made it in time to catch legendary drummer Chico Hamilton and Euphoria.

Happy New Year, music people!  After a restful break of almost no show-going (well, there was that all-ages show in Baltimore), 2011 is kicking off with a bang tonight with