[Note: The column’s namesake moniker is taken from a book of the same name: "Notes & Tones: Musician-To-Musician Interviews," written by Art Taylor, the great drummer. In the name of transparency, the ...

Some deaths hit you harder than others. Michael Cuscuna, one of the true modern jazz advocates — and, to me personally, heroes — died on April 20 at age 75, succumbing to cancer. His passing knocked ...

Fresh off the success of their Holy Ghost wine and record combo, DJ Muggs of Soul Assassins and Egon, the creator of Now-Again Records, have joined with the Bay area’s acclaimed winery and pioneer of ...

Jazz is as much about ongoing discovery as anything — both for musicians and us listeners. Jazz is about challenging oneself as often as you can, again from both perspectives. Many listeners don’t ...

Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater’s Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Alive at the Village Vanguard" Fred Hersch and esperanza spalding's “Alive at the Village Vanguard” (Palmetto) is just a whole ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jazz is as much about ongoing discovery as anything — both for musicians and us listeners. Jazz is about challenging oneself as ...