The musical stylings of the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, big band and dance are coming to La Jolla starting next month in the annual Concerts by the Sea series. Howard Zatkin, the series chairman, hopes it ...

The organizers of Olympia’s new music festival have a message: “Funk OFF.” The musicians and music lovers at the helm aren’t being rude: “OFF” stands for Olympia Funk Festival, and the people who put ...

Well before the music starts, every seat on the capacious back deck at the Bluegill Restaurant is occupied. And they’re going to stay that way for the next few hours – except when people get up to ...

After a trio of albums with the WDR Big Band, funk legend Maceo Parker returns to the more familiar, small ensemble terrain. It can be a challenge for any artist whose natural turf is the live arena ...

To borrow a catchphrase from the Essence Festival of Culture, the NOLA Funk Fest is a party with a purpose. From Friday through Sunday, the second annual NOLA Funk Fest takes over the grounds of the ...