An interview with Cline about 'Consentrilk Quartet' and much more. Plus: the best new jazz releases of the month.

April 4 - 5; Nectar Lounge, Seattle; ENTER TO WIN TICKETS. Legendary California jazz-funk revivalists The Greyboy Allstars first played together at San Diego ...

From a world-class jazz bassist to a brand new space opera, there are a lot cool shows to catch in the Bay Area.

"I might not have more samples than James Brown, but I’ve had more sampled hits ... After debuting on record with hard bop tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy’s group in 1962, he teamed with jazz flutist ...

Arno Hecht usually enjoys his wide-ranging influence on Facebook. With a friends’ network of more than 4,100, the popular ...

"I might not have more samples than James Brown, but I’ve had more sampled ... After debuting on record with hard bop tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy’s group in 1962, he teamed with jazz flutist ...

Legendary saxophonist Snake Davis and internationally renowned singer ... decades Snake has recorded and toured with a huge variety of artists ranging from James Brown and Paul McCartney to The ...

David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.” Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his ...

working alongside artists like Sly and the Family Stone to push the boundaries of a genre largely pioneered by the legendary James Brown. George Clinton (center) performs on stage with Parliament ...

Ryan Zoidis (saxophone): We had a creative idea that ... some of the original James Brown horns, Dr. John and all the Meters. We are lucky to be in that period over the past fifteen to twenty ...