Jackie McLean on alto sax runs away with most of the best lines. His playing is surprisingly light and breezy. The music is not so much songs—there are no vocals—as quartet music played by the ...

CHICO — I traveled to Nashville and Memphis last week, so it was only fitting that this week’s column is centered on music. When I walked into The Music Connection, located at 341 West Third St., my ...

A program aimed at making music accessible and affordable to Napa County public school students has returned to pre-pandemic strength, officials said, just in time for its 25th anniversary. The silver ...

Curtis Mayfield is often remembered for penning the popular theme "Freddie's Dead." The irony of this title echoes sentiments of out-of-the-loop jazzers who thought iconic Blue Note pianist Freddie ...