Jazz for Dancing: From New Orleans to Swing & The Birth of Rhythm & Blues. With her playfully lascivious stage persona and sultry blues-inflected vocals, Lavay Smith emerged as the most swinging and deeply informed vocalist of the 1990s swing dance vogue. Backed by her stellar Red Hot Skillet Lickers and directed by pianist Chris […]
SoltronMusic builds community and communities create music, a fact exemplified by this thrilling double bill. Las Cafeteras came together when seven young men and women started taking free music classes at the Eastside Café, a bustling Chicano cultural center in northeast Los Angeles. What started as a casual exploration of their Mexican roots quickly turned […]
Updated 9/30/16 11:20AM: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been rescheduled to a date to be announced. We apologize for the last minute notice. The move an artist makes from punk beginnings to more complicated crafts is fascinating to hear. Anita Lofton makes the trek with The Anita Lofton Project. Formerly of punk trio […]