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This week, San Francisco Mime Troupe performs free show in Palo Alto, Dena DeRose closes Stanford Jazz Fest, Michigan Rattlers bring folk rock to The Guild. Plus Palo Alto Obon festival and theater for families in Mountain View.

This week, San Francisco Mime Troupe performs free show in Palo Alto, Dena DeRose closes Stanford Jazz Fest, Michigan Rattlers bring folk rock to The Guild. Plus Palo Alto Obon festival and theater for families in Mountain View.

This week, San Francisco Mime Troupe performs free show in Palo Alto, Dena DeRose closes Stanford Jazz Fest, Michigan Rattlers bring folk rock to The Guild. Plus Palo Alto Obon festival and theater for families in Mountain View.

This week, San Francisco Mime Troupe performs free show in Palo Alto, Dena DeRose closes Stanford Jazz Fest, Michigan Rattlers bring folk rock to The Guild. Plus Palo Alto Obon festival and theater for families in Mountain View.

/PRNewswire/ -- The California Jazz Conservatory (CJC) – the only private music conservatory in the country solely devoted to jazz – is saluting its founding...

The Grammy-nominated musician who died of pneumonia on Jan. 27 shared his knowledge in the influential works The Jazz Piano Book and The Jazz Theory Book.

Mark Levine, who made his mark in both swinging and Latin jazz as a pianist, trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator, died on Jan. 27, at 83.

Jazzology: Masters & Baron update Ellingtonia, Bill Evans comes back to life, Alan Braufman revives the NYC Loft Scene and "Mike Drop" makes Jazz from Beatles! Jazzologys August column digs deep as the genius of Bill Evans was never more evident, the 70s NYC Loft Scene is revived, Ellington gets updated, and "Mike Drop" proves Lennon/McCartney are Jazz composers! Author: Mark Masters and trombonist Art Baron completely transcending, revitalizing and reimagining the music of bassist Jimmie Blan...

Kyle Asche Organ Trio – Five Down Blues (Cellar Music): “Mr. Asche’s highly anticipated third CD as a leader, Five Down Blues places him in the company of of working band of Pete Benson on organ and drummer George Fludas. This swinging album includes original compositions by Kyle Asche as well as tunes by Horace Silver, John Patton, Horace Silver and more!” (https://randysrecords.com/UPC/875531020182) Smooth interactions by all players and nice variety. Click here to listen to samples ...

Yoshi Kato February 11, 2021Updated: February 15, 2021, 8:20 am Piedmont Piano Co. in Oakland hosts a twice-weekly concert program that launched in the midst of the pandemic. Photo: Piedmont Piano Co. On the first Thursday of January, viewers from as far away as Brazil, Norway and the Netherlands streamed a live jazz concert from Uptown Oakland. Swedish vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, a current South Bay resident, was leading her sextet on the Piedmont Piano Co. ban...