Review: Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project Shines at the Canyon Club
Considered to be one of the best living jazz fusion drummers, Billy Cobham has performed with a slew of impressive musicians in the jazz and rock genres, including Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Bob Weir and The Mahavishnu Orchestra. This
Review: Hollywood Bowl, Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’
It was another beautiful night at the Hollywood Bowl, one of my favorite venues to experience live music here in LA. I am a longtime fan of Sheryl Crow (nine-time Grammy Winner) and thought Keb’ Mo’ (five-time Grammy Winner) was a great
Review: Wisdome LA, Miles Davis Birthday Celebration
I first became aware of Miles Davis as an obsessed teenage music nerd. I loved an LA band called The Fents and when they released their first album, the keyboardist Adam Holzman invited my buddy and I to his pad in
Review: The Broad Stage, “ … (Iphigenia)”
The classical Greek myth tells of Princess Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, who is ritually sacrificed to amend for the slaying of a sacred stag cherished by the goddess Artemis, who, in revenge, stops the winds from blowing and prevents the
Review: LA Opera’s 2021 production of “Cinderella” (“La Cenerentola”)
Opening night was exciting from the moment I walked up the stairs of the Music Center and continued as I entered the plaza level. I could feel the excitement and magic in the air as many theatergoers including myself were back
Review: Jennifer Holliday at the Wallis!
Before there was Jennifer Hudson, there was Jennifer Holliday! No disrespect to Ms Hudson, she’s got all of our R-E-S-P-E-C-T, but Jennifer Holliday’s original portrayal of Effie in "Dreamgirls" back in 1981, was monumental. As someone who grew up in NYC