Whether the music inspires fond memories or not, 'The Essential Boz Scaggs' truly is essential.
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Music DVD Review: ‘Springsteen & I’
Welcome to the cult of Bruce.
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Michael Nesmith provided a great night of superior music, camaraderie, and good feeling at The Variety Playhouse.
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This Grammy-winning album consists of three suites, a form Ellington favored for the extended exploration of musical ideas.
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This mandolin trio delivers some fine jazz, interpreting standards, pop, and classical.
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A handful of relative obscurities from the late songwriter's vast, varied discography.
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TriBeCaStan isn’t world music. TriBeCaStan is WORLD MUSIC.
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Sony Legacy's magnificent box set of the singer-songwriter's RCA recordings includes all his high notes, his low points, and everything in between.
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New albums from Harold Lopez-Nussa and Bill O'Connell offer different takes on Latin jazz.
Read More »Concert Review: Sarah Brightman in San Jose 10/28/13
Sarah Brightman, who became known to American audiences after Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera,' enthralls the Bay Area with her otherworldly performance.
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