San Diego has always had a vibrant jazz scene, at least since the late 1950s when the likes of John Guerin, Don Sleet, and Mike Wofford...
One of the great musical treasures here in San Diego is the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) headquarters in Carlsbad. NAMM, as you may be...
It was a rocky start. Well, not initially. I’d made arrangements to stay with friends that lived in Dana Point (about 30 miles away from Anaheim),...
“The reason man created stringed instruments: David touched them with a lover’s fingers and they moaned that true love right back at him. Wood and wire...
I passed a little further on and heard a lotus talk Who made the world and ruleth it, He hangeth on a stalk, For I am...
As I heard the first strains of “Tu y Yo No Más,” the first selection on Doug Robinson’s Solo/Piano, this pleasant music had me guessing that...
Striving for excellence is all well and good, but the fact remains — most days we’re lucky just to make it through without burning down the...
It’s been an exceptionally nasty winter for our brothers and sisters out in the Heartland. On the positive side, this means more meditative walks in the...
Just when I thought all was lost You changed my mind You gave me hope Not just the old soft soap You showed that we could...
