Branford Marsalis

When you say jazz, Nicholas Payton hears BAM

2013-04-27 07:00:00

In a cramped UCLA classroom, trumpeter Nicholas Payton is leading a young septet of college students through his piece "The Backwards Step." He's here as part of a weeklong teaching residency, and the song he plays to the group at the Thelonious Monk...

Democratic Convention hosts Foo Fighters, Mary J. Blige and more

2012-09-04 11:05:00

Clint Eastwood's soliloquy about unoccupied furniture� has been the most entertaining spectacle to emerge from this year's party conventions so far,�� although the Democratic Party will make its own go of it with a big roster of pop musicians this week....

Jazz musician Sam Rivers dies at 88

2011-12-27 16:32:59

Influences: Jazz drummer Justin Faulkner

2012-02-22 16:32:55

Critic's Notebook: Cutting-edge jazz is missing at the Hollywood Bowl

2011-07-17 00:00:00

Living in Los Angeles, one of the early joys of summer is running down the schedule at the Hollywood Bowl. Probably the most famed venue on the West Coast, the Bowl's sprawling, woodsy confines and nearly 18,000-person capacity can transform mere concerts...

New Orleans jazz icons to play free at Irvine's Great Park

2011-08-04 16:33:08

Influences: Trumpet player, bandleader, composer Terence Blanchard

2011-08-17 16:33:04

Jazz guitarist Anthony Wilson's thirst for beauty

2011-04-01 16:33:19

Jazz review: Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard at the Broad Stage

2011-04-03 16:32:55

Jazz box set review: 'Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology'

2011-04-07 16:33:21

The Sacramento Bee Cathie Anderson column

2013-04-25 03:14:01

Over on 16th Street in midtown Sacramento, in a small shop next door to Hot Italian, symphonic musicians and Grammy winners call upon John Gill. He's the master technician who gets their brass and woodwind instruments to sing. Gill has worked for jazz...

Symphony Center jazz season: Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Mavis Staples

2013-04-16 11:16:00

In 1994, Orchestra Hall — home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra — took a gamble. The grand old institution for the first time launched a jazz subscription series, betting that Chicagoans would commit to a season of such events, albeit a short...

For the past 17 years, leonine Chicago pianist Willie Pickens has presided over a "Jazz Christmas" concert at Hyde Park Union Church on the South Side that has featured some of the country's most admired soloists.

2012-12-12 13:06:00

Bob Weir is best known as one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, while Bruce Hornsby has built one of the most diverse and adventurous careers in contemporary music. They are joined by renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Tony Award-nominee Branford Marsalis.

2012-07-10 00:00:00