Tom Meek

Thanks to artists like Kamasi Washington and the film "La La Land," L.A. jazz is hotter than ever. But jazz clubs continue to close....

When this year's Grammy nominations were announced in early December, I scanned the jazz and related nominations, looking for friends and acquaintances who'd received nods this year. After a couple of minutes I started counting, and it rapidly became clear that the 2017 Grammy nominations capped a watershed year for......

After a stint in New York, drummer Kevin Kanner is reviving his Monday night jam at the Mint — and he hopes young players will come sit in and learn....

Drummer Terry Bozzio has been a notable fixture in the drum and rock music worlds for four decades. After years of classical percussion training, including time at the College of Marin north of San Francisco, Bozzio began picking up Bay Area jazz and studio work, which brought him to the......

A few months ago, Sheila Escovedo — better-known as Latin music superstar Sheila E. — called Sherman Oaks realtor Matt Epstein about a listing she'd driven by to see if the home was still for sale. It wasn't, but in discussing other property in the area that might meet her......

On Monday, the L.A. jazz community erupted with news of the death of local saxophonist Zane Musa, a fixture on the Southern California jazz scene for nearly 20 years. Musa died on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 36. News of Musa's passing came from trumpeter Arturo Sandoval,......

When this year's Grammy nominations were announced, multiple nominees included names like Beyonce, Sam Smith, Eric Church, Eminem, Pharrell Williams, Taylor Swift...and Gordon Goodwin. If you're asking “Gordon who?”, you're not alone. But despite remaining little-known outside the jazz and soundtrack worlds, the Westlake Village resident is no stranger to......