Fusion Jazz

Close Up on Venice

Music Picks: The Descendents, Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Show,, Princess Pangolin, Brian Setzer

Also, Guns N' Roses, Weingart, Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys, and others

Bitches Brew Returns For The Holidays: From Miles Davis To Your Pint Glass

When the 9% ABV fusion beer Bitches Brew was first released by Delaware-based Dogfish Head Brewery in June 2010 -- on the 40th anniversary of the jazz fusion album of the same name -- the beer world sipped slowly, hoping to delay the inevitable end to its glorious existence. But as with most limit ... More >>

Top Five Metal Comebacks Of The Last Five Years

It may be sad when your favorite band breaks up, but in metal anyway, some of the genre's most seminal groups haven't been staying that way very long. And, in some cases, they've come back stronger than ever. But what exactly constitutes a comeback? Any group can spend two weeks rehearsing their o ... More >>

The Axmen Cometh

It may be sad when your favorite band breaks up, but in metal anyway, some of the genre's most seminal groups haven't been staying that way very long. And, in some cases, they've come back stronger than ever. But what exactly constitutes a comeback? Any group can spend two weeks rehearsing their o ... More >>

BRICK'S PICKS: MILES IN THE SKY WITH SHORTER

It may be sad when your favorite band breaks up, but in metal anyway, some of the genre's most seminal groups haven't been staying that way very long. And, in some cases, they've come back stronger than ever. But what exactly constitutes a comeback? Any group can spend two weeks rehearsing their o ... More >>

Airto Moreira, Brazilian Percussion Legend (and "Bitches Brew" Sideman) Playing Intimate Gig...at Footsie's?

Miles Davis' Percussionist Brings Brazil to Footsie's

Brick's Picks: Compared to Les

Miles Davis' Percussionist Brings Brazil to Footsie's

Brick's Picks: A Real, Live Happening

Miles Davis' Percussionist Brings Brazil to Footsie's

Listen: James Poyser, Karriem Riggins and Madlib Collaborate on 'Funky Butt'

Madlib's "High Jazz" on LP​Current L.A. Weekly cover star Madlib is working his way through an incredibly prolific 2010 neatly bulleted by his album-a-month series, The Madlib Medicine Show. His label, Stones Throw, has just announced the seventh installment in that record chain, High Jazz, w ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Playboy Jazz Festival

The 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival had its typical big-name veterans play - George Benson, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, Manhattan Transfer - but it was the lesser known performers who almost stole the show. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. and Naturally 7 made their first appearances and the Pete ... More >>

YO YAMAHA

The 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival had its typical big-name veterans play - George Benson, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, Manhattan Transfer - but it was the lesser known performers who almost stole the show. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. and Naturally 7 made their first appearances and the Pete ... More >>

Brick’s Picks: Notes of Summer

The 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival had its typical big-name veterans play - George Benson, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, Manhattan Transfer - but it was the lesser known performers who almost stole the show. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. and Naturally 7 made their first appearances and the Pete ... More >>

It Is the Evening of the Day, Ay-Ay-Ay

The 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival had its typical big-name veterans play - George Benson, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, Manhattan Transfer - but it was the lesser known performers who almost stole the show. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. and Naturally 7 made their first appearances and the Pete ... More >>

The Rhythm Method

Producer Joe Boyd learned it in the folkie ’60s, but it’s still the key to making global music in the new millennium

Everything Is Divine Marvelous

Tropicália shimmers anew

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection

Tropicália shimmers anew

Summer Songs

Music for changing seasons and future days

A New Ax To Grind

Music for changing seasons and future days

Get Loose

Afro-beaten, Afro-burned

Nasty Gal

Afro-beaten, Afro-burned

AC Buddha

The general electricity of G.E. Stinson

Birth of the Cruel

Progressive jazz for your silent night

Into the Cauldron

Progressive jazz for your silent night