In this episode of Backstage Sonoma, host Steven Roby sits down with the core members of The Smooth Jazz Alley—keyboardist and producer Marco Montoya, drummer and producer Kevin Lewis, and saxophonist ...

It began innocently enough. One morning I was racing to get the twins to preschool, an endeavor that sounds as simple as driving from point A to point B, but which in fact (as parents know) tends to ...

Ahhh, the 80s. Big hair, big synthesizer sounds and programmed beats. That didn't just happen with pop and rock, some of these trends seeped into contemporary jazz, too. This was the decade when much ...

The annual Playboy Jazz Festival concerts at the Old Pasadena Summer Fest have always been among the summer’s most appealing events. The price -- free -- is just right. The music -- a blend of smooth ...

It may be a slow time of year for big shows, but this week’s still guaranteed to get you movin’ and shakin’. Monday starts us off with some smooth jazz fusion from the Funky Knuckles, Sigur Ros takes ...

Have you ever heard a Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s? It is a versatile woodwind instrument known for its smooth, expressive sound. Saxophonists are musicians who use the smooth, ...

Jazz, with its roots in African American culture and its ability to constantly change, has made a wide array of styles over the years. From its origins in New Orleans to its global impact today, jazz ...

Things will be smooth and groovy this weekend at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. The now annual Suffolk Riverfront Jazz, with this year’s headliners saxophonist Euge Groove and guitarist Peter ...