Nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to the Monterey Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday nights. Despite its standing as the longest continuously running jazz festival on Earth, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) will never be accused of resting on its laurels. Under the masterful booking hand of General Manager Tim Jackson, new … [Read more...] about Sounds of Past and Present
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An Eye for Blues
Will Wallace has been a director of the Monterey Bay Blues Festival for 20 of the organization’s 23 years. “I came on board to chronicle the festival,”Wallace recalls. “I also handled press and publicity, designed and produced the programs, did whatever needed doing.” Today, in addition to continuing to document the event through his thoughtful photography, he is involved with … [Read more...] about An Eye for Blues
A Jazz Label’s Rebirth Near Cannery Row
No obstacles will stand in the way of your success this month,” says Rhett Smith, reading a narrow paper pulled from a fortune cookie. He pauses, shaking his head. “I just wish we had more time left in the month.” In reality, Smith needs no fortune cookie motivation. The industrious Carmel native worked in home building, design, and sound installation before establishing The … [Read more...] about A Jazz Label’s Rebirth Near Cannery Row