By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON–In Lewis Porters’ biography, John Coltrane: His Life and Music; John Coltrane stated: “Monk is exactly the opposite of Miles [Davis]: he talks about music all […]

LOS ANGELES–(Businesswire)–Urban music’s top creators shared the stage tonight at BMI’s Urban Awards at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. The annual event celebrates the songwriters, producers and music publishers of […]

SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos will be presenting a free concert with “Diamond is Forever” a Neil Diamond Tribute band at Hollandia Park, 12 Mission Hills Ct. on Saturday, […]

  By Danny R. Johnson “She [Shirley Horn] can swing, but slow songs are her specialty. She makes everything count, and has an uncanny use of musical space – she’s […]

SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos will host a country barbecue featuring local country singer, Danielle Tucker, at the Wood House Gardens in Woodland Park, 1148 Rock Springs Road on […]

  By Danny R. Johnson “In 1942, Viola Smith, a veteran drummer with 17 years of professional paradiddles under her belt, sent shock waves through the readership of Down Beat […]

LOS ANGELES–(PRNewswire)–The incomparable Barbra Streisand’s long-cherished desire to release an album of music with lyrics exclusively written by her collaborators and friends, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, will be achieved with […]

By Danny R. Johnson LOS ANGELES — When asked by friends and journalism colleagues what was I doing on the afternoon of June 25, 2009, the day the world was […]