If you’ve ever heard Charles Lloyd on saxophone, you know there’s no one else in the world who can make it sing, speak, dance or just tickle like he does. Though Lloyd has performed with different trios and quartets over decades, sometimes on flute or other wind instrument and in different musical genres, his distinctive style always comes through — playful, soulful, surprising, delightful and spiritually transporting. For one night only at the Soka Performing Arts Center on

Having first experienced three summertime BBC Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London last year , I looked forward to attending...

Isaac Cruz (Manny) in "Adobe Punk: A Punk Rehearsal in Real Time" at Margo Albert Theatre (Photo by Rob Aft) "Adobe Punk: A Punk...

From left: Joe Ngo (Chum), Abraham Kim (Rom), Kelsey Angel Baehrens (Sothea), Jane Lui (Pou) and Tim Liu (Leng) in East West Players'...

This interview was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on March 6, 2025. Branford Marsalis. Photo by Palma Kolansky. The Branford Marsalis Quartet is set to perform for one night only at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on March 13. I had the privilege of speaking with Mr. Marsalis in advance of the event. Marsalis is widely regarded as jazz royalty and a master musician, his career extending into classical music recordings

Monty Alexander (Photo courtesy SCFTA) Celebrated jazz pianist Monty Alexander is performing for his 80th birthday year on Saturday, Nov....

Imagine a dynamic eight-week classical music series continuing through the warm summer months of London, England, staged at the...