Hundreds of jazz fans braved the heat at Rainbow Lagoon, in Long Beach California for the 2018 Long Beach’s annual Jazz Festival. It was a 3-day musical feast of extraordinary talent that was kicked off on Friday, Aug 10, with…
NAMM 2017 Interview- Bob Mintzer, Jazz Saxophonist for The Yellowjackets
When I went to visit Eastman Instruments with Bennie Maupin, a wonderful surprise awaited. Bob Mintzer, saxophonist for the world renowned group, Yellowjackets, was blowing away on the newest model of an Eastman saxophone, The 52nd St. I had just…
Terry Wollman’s 60th Birthday Celebration At the E Spot
By Museically Inclined Sheryl Aronson & Mikey Adam Cohen On November 6th, producer/composer/musician Terry Wollman celebrated his 60th birthday with friends and fans at the E Spot in Studio City. The house was packed as everyone anticipated the evening’s festivities…
The Biggest Jazz Party In Palm Springs
By Museically Inclined Sheryl Aronson and Mikey Adam Cohen “I like people around tables, I like the bands performing informally, I want people to dance and interact with the musicians. In other words…the BMW Palm Springs Jazz Festival was one…
Classy Vibrato Jazz Grill Turned Out An Alley Cat Party
By Museically Inclined Mikey Adam Cohen & Sheryl Aronson Beverly Hills…Vibrato Jazz Grill…9/20/15 One year ago, Nils Jiptner released his CD, Alley Cat. Museically Inclined, Sheryl Aronson and Mikey Adam Cohen attended the concert at the very classy Vibrato Jazz…
The 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival- Day III
By Sheryl Aronson, Mikey Adam Cohen and Linita Sotelo-Masters Day III of the 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival featured a superb lineup, with Richard “88 Fingers” Turner, Jr., Al Williams Jazz Society with Najee and Barbara Morrison as special…
The 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Walloped the Crowd with a Star Studded Night of Music
By Sheryl Aronson, Mikey Adam Cohen & Linita Masters Rainbow Park Lagoon sparkled in the summer sun light…the grand lawn in front of the water was festooned with tables and chairs filled with the thousands of participants who were ready…
B.I.G. Brothers Igniting Groove At the Jazz West Festival
By Sheryl Aronson On Saturday, July 16th, the smoking hot funky band B.I.G. (Brothers Igniting Groove) tore the house down twice on the Garden Stage at the Jazz Fest West Festival in San Dimas, California. On Saturday, July 16th, the…
The 2015 NAMM Convention Day 1
A Paradise For Musicians and Those Who Love Music I am a kid in a candy store where I want to sample every piece of merchandise available, except in this case it’s interviewing phenomenal musicians and listening to superb music.…
Hollywood & Highland Wine & Jazz Summer Series Comes to a Sizzling Hot Close
Funding a Great Cause. By Linita Masters Hollywood, CA -Who doesn’t love a little wine and some live jazz outdoors, under the stars. That’s exactly what the Hollywood & Highland Wine and Jazz Summer series delivered this July. Kicking off…