Sonny Rollins

Five of the Best Monterey Jazz Festival Performances of All Time

This fall, the Monterey Jazz Festival will usher in its 56th annual performance along California's crystal coastline, 350 miles north of Orange County. Since 1958 the festival has hosted every major jazz musician conceivable. The first lineup alone included Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Milt Jack ... More >>

10 Jazz Albums to Listen to Before You Die

Because there are multiple decades of jazz, it's almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time; the hip cats with their canes and cool shades will throw their used saxophone reeds in my direction and call me a young whippersnapper.  The debate is so polemic that I might as well write ... More >>

John Vanderslice's Brave, Wild World

The studio veteran tackles his fears via a fresh way of making music on his latest album

Sonny Rollins

Tomorrow: Sonny Rollins at OCPAC

Jazz has few living legends from its halycon days. Sure, there are some modern players (the Marsalis brothers come to mind) who picked up the torch when it was passed to them, but as far as 100 percent legit dudes from back in the day, the list is very short.Luckily for Orange County, Sonny Rollins, ... More >>

Emotional Resonance

Sonny Rollins

Charlie Hunter Trio

Aural Anarchy!

Herbie Hancock praises jazz eclecticism, disses Wynton

This Means War!

In search of some really good acid jazz