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MAVIS STAPLES – is truly all those words of high praise that are so often thrown about too lightly: she is unique, a legend, a civil rights pioneer, a national treasure, a singer who says more with what she leaves out than others can put across with an entire aria. And she’s turning 85, and still touring.
Live jazz is rare and getting rarer in Los Angeles. But there are still spots to savor the rhythms. Here are
"It’s no news flash that The Wailers in their prime period under Bob Marley, were an outstanding musical aggregation..."
LA-based pianist plays modernised hard bop and some Mary Poppins with, among others, saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Larry Koonse
LIBRARY GIRL LANDMARK PERFORMANCEAfter a lifetime of writing reviews as a music journalist, I finally got smart (accidentally) and decided to use all that experience, more than 3,000 live shows (and counting), across all genres, to alert readers to can’t-miss shows coming up. In LA, that’s a ton. Sometimes more than one a night. The advantages for me were great: not having to beg promoters for a ticket so I could do my job, being able to relax and enjoy the show instead of constantly evaluating and taking notes, and going home to bed instead of sweating over a keyboard till 4 a.m. More imp...