ON the Beat | A New Jazz Gospel According to Monterey
World-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival, under a new director, brims over with varied goods, and a gospel tinge.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
Gospel According to the Sources
Musical heroine Mavis Staples joins the buzzed-about act The War and Treaty for a gospel revue at the Arlington Theatre.
Review | Is What it Was
Legendary producer/record exec/artist Don Was cranks up infectious old and new sounds from Detroit, at the Lobero Theatre.
Creatured Creativity Comes to Solvang
Danish ceramicist Marianne Steenholdt Bork delights the eye and mind with Elverhøj Museum exhibition.
ON the Beat | Lucinda Landing, Camerata Launching
American treasure Lucinda Williams heads to the Arlington Theatre, Camerata Pacifica sends its 35th annual series ship sailing, with a French accent.
Bring On the Queens, and Other Classical Highlights
Music Academy of the West’s formative and impressive “Mariposa” series opens with Karen Slack’s “African Queens” program at Hahn Hall.
Fall Performing Arts Preview
Our guide to the cultural delights of the fall season.
Fall Arts Preview | Falling into a Serious Cultural Bounty of Music
A healthy plethora of classical and other serious musical matters brighten the autumn cultural calendar in town.
Fall Arts Preview | Adventuress with Depth and an Ear on Varied Horizons
Uniquely gifted and much-acclaimed soprano Julia Bullock returns to the 805 this season, twice and in early to modernist musical form.
Fusion Tale Wagging the Groove
Independent-minded success story Snarky Puppy brings smart party fusion to the Arlington, kicking off A&L season.