The drummer and pianist, who died on Sunday at 83, was a master of many styles and an ever-evolving innovator.

An untold number of albums have been released since the long-playing record came into being amid the technological and ...

Short-lived and underappreciated Chicago eight-piece Aura created an ambitious fusion of soul, funk, acid rock, and jazz on ...

Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with ...

“I took lessons from several different teachers in Berkeley ... “I was a fairly decent mimic, but there were some solos that ...

When Nicole Buetti first picked up the bassoon, it was supposed to be a not-so-secret weapon in woodwind-on-woodwind combat.

As the house lights dimmed at Ben’s Theater and the audience fell silent, the first luminous notes from the piano brought a ...

It's time to get spooky, Milwaukee! From Halloween parties to trick-or-treating, everyone's got ghouls and goblins on their ...

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is an undeniable classic and possibly the greatest Britpop album (and it turned 30 this ...

Marcus Rattler of Legerdemain. // photo by After an extremely intense weekend in Arkansas, emergencies, and mishaps, it was ...

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times has announced the guest pianists for its E4TT/RMF New ...

Nothing to be concerned about. Just a few notes in a quintet. But when harpist Grace Roepke begins Albert Roussel’s Serenade, ...