Kirk Silsbee
Stories by Kirk Silsbee
Phenom Flavors
Cuban trumpet phenom Arturo Sandoval will turn Catalina’s into the Tropicana
Drums Along Sunset Blvd.
Year of Da Cat
Kirk Silsbee on David Rensin on Miki Dora. Hey, Miki! He likes it
Swinging Exchanges
No event signifies the current L.A. big band renaissance like the L.A. Jazz Institute’s biannual festivals at the LAX Four Points Sheraton
Soothe Me, Baby
Tasty understatement is what guitarist Thom Rotella’s all about – saying more with less
Jazz Critic's Choice: Brothers and Other Mothers
Trombonist Curtis Fuller, one of the last practitioners from the golden age of Blue Note Records
Bass Desires
Forget the “woo-woo” vocals and the paint-by-numbers smooth jazz tunes
Blue Yonder
Wherever the blues lifted her skirt, she always left behind something unforgettable. Country music wasn’t immune to her charms; blues influence started showing 100 years ago in country
Stirring Stories
If you’ve caught Bennie Maupin in his role as featured saxophone soloist with Charles Owens’ Luckman Jazz Orchestra
Warriors, Virtuosos, and Legends
Jimmy Scott, the greatest individual male vocal jazz stylist in the last 60 years, returns to the Jazz Bakery
