Gary Fukushima

Kate and Keith have put together a married musical act to rival the Dresden's Marty and Elayne. If McGarry would only stop singing jazz, she would be a star on the singer/songwriter circuit -- her marvelous voice effluences unguarded power and affecting detail -- but then she would no longer......

If it were boxing, it would be the main event, a battle between two heavyweight champions. In one corner, Brad Mehldau is the reigning king of jazz piano, whose pianistic prowess has knocked people out for two decades. In the other, the Bad Plus have developed a sound concept with......

This pianist has won almost every award the past three years, including the rare JazzTimes "quadruple crown" (best artist, group, pianist, album). Iyer seems everywhere at once, touring as an improvising musician, lecturing as a full-time professor at Harvard, and lately, writing music for chamber groups. This show presents music......

All-star bands are usually a hit-and-miss prospect; sometimes you get the '96 Olympic Dream Team, other times you get the '04 Lakers. This big three, however, shouldn't fail to exceed expectations. Pianist Edward Simon is at the top of his game, playing in the SF Jazz Collective (another all-star team)......

Miles Davis once recorded the popular broadway hit "Surrey With the Fringe on Top," opening the door for a future jazz trio to record an entire album of David Bowie songs (Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie Intraspective). Finding fertile territory from existing popular culture has long been part of......

This Brazilian singer/guitarist exploded into world consciousness nearly 50 years ago on early collaborations with Herbie Hancock (Courage) and Wayne Shorter (Native Dancer), and on his own albums during that time, which redefined Brazilian music beyond bossanova. Nascimento's unmistakable voice became the model for the trademark vocal lines of the......

It helps to have a famous last name, and to play the vibraphone, that rarest of traditional jazz instruments (just below flute, well above pocket-comb). But what has really driven Nick Mancini’s success is his mind-bending ability to flat-out rip on the vibes, using his custom mallets to pummel us......

They say true artists are all a little crazy, and anyone who plays trombone with four kazoos sticking out of the bell qualifies. Joey Sellers makes some of the craziest sounds ever on the trombone, which belies his complete mastery over music: As a performer who honed his abilities in......

Even if you've never heard of Marcel Camargo, you've probably already heard Marcel Camargo, in the form of his guitar playing behind names you should also have heard of -- Michael Buble, Sergio Mendes, Flying Lotus, Macy Gray, and others. Camargo's current solo project is called The Brazil You Never......