Editor Pick: Music

True to its title, the album honors the pioneering soprano saxophonist not by mere regurgitation like some, but by using his music for creative inspiration.

Of Monsters and Men and local alternative rock band Cake headlined this year's inaugural City of Trees Summer Concert Event on August 15, 2015 in Sacramento, California.

This brief overview takes one into Jackson’s awesome body of work cultivated over 30 years. Before checking out her soon-to-be released new record, get reacquainted with the albums that laid the groundwork for it.

Guy has made scores of albums in his career. This one measures up to any of his best, and that is high praise indeed.

Featuring Cake and Of Monsters and Men, the inaugural City of Trees Summer Concert Event takes place at Gibson Ranch in Sacramento on August 15, 2015 (presented by indie radio station Radio 94.7).

This is gritty stuff and Best breezes through it with a naturalistic poetic flare. It is, at times, downright touching.

A loving tribute to the great traditions of country blues.

Mick Kolassa and a host of talented friends have created a perfect contemporary blues album.

Catching up with some recent jazz releases.

Mick Rock visits the hometowns of an eclectic assortment of top-tier musicians from different eras in the new OvationTV series debuting this Sunday, August 2.