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 ...

The eight-piece Lynnwood band Cytrus have a hybrid sound that's as infectious as it is hard to define. Their music is ...

On the landmark 1973 album Head Hunters, keyboardist Herbie Hancock led an ensemble consisting of woodwinds player Bennie Maupin, bassist Paul Jackson, drummer Harvey Mason, and percussionist Bill ...

Two minutes before the clock struck 7 p.m. Wednesday night, Heartwood Soundstage’s listening room housed about 15 jazz fans standing as far from the stage as possible. Ten minutes later, jazz-fusion ...

Legendary, Grammy-nominated East-West jazz fusion band Hiroshima will perform at Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on Wednesday, July 23, returning to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. The band, ...

The return of the seminal “jazz fusion” sounds of the ’70s and ’80s are a national trend, and newly-formed quintet “Actual Proof” is riding the wave. The Jazz Central theater serves as their rehearsal ...

Nominated as Cleveland's “best jazz" for 2024 by the Cleveland Music Awards, explosive fusion supergroup Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric bring old school swagger to their fresh, exciting, and ...

Justin Gusmano, a 15-year-old musician from Merrick, has just released his debut album “Forever Alive,” a collection of eight original tracks blending jazz, blues and instrumental fusion. The album, ...

The 2025 Erie Blues & Jazz Festival will be held in early August at Frontier Park. A panel discussion about jazz and the festival will be held in July at the Jefferson Educational Society. A fierce ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...