Hollywood, CA- I don’t know whether it’s due to residual shock over all the legends we lost in 2016 or to the inescapable possibility that the bombs may start falling at any moment, but I’ve spent a lot of time 2017 seeing living legends. Some, like Roger Waters, simply put on one hell of a show […]
Hollywood, CA- Ever leave a show and just have to talk about how incredible it was, to total strangers if need be? That was the middle-aged lady sitting next to me after Kamasi Washington’s set wound down. She was one hundred percent right, too. Calling it “Kamasi Washington’s set” is, on the surface, perhaps a bit […]
Hollywood, CA — When your name holds this much weight, opening at the Hollywood Bowl is a walk in the park. Grammy Award winning keyboard player and record producer Robert Glasper joined Jill Scott for the LA Phil’s 2017 Jazz at The Bowl Summer Series. The pairing seemed like a perfect match as they previously collaborated on “Calls,” featured on the […]
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Music Tastes Good 2016 RECAP: I failed as a journalist for this entry because the notes that I took on my phone seemed to have vanished into the digital ether. And it’s a shame too because Christian took the time to explain to the […]
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of KAABOO 2016 RECAP: My first venture to the “Grandview” main stage offered up a perfect San Diego homecoming. Karl Denson, the man who teamed with DJ Greyboy in the 90s to make San Diego a sleeper cell of funk driven acid jazz, was on stage […]
