‘The Jazz Barn’ Review: Somewhere There’s a Place

A piece of a western Massachusetts estate was repurposed in the 1950s as a musical haven. Listeners spent summer nights with ...
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Local teen piano prodigy proves autism isn’t a roadblock

It wasn’t your typical concert moment when a fan gets pulled onstage. Well, OK—truth be told, Highland Village resident Dylan ...

The forgotten singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath before Ronnie James Dio

Black Sabbath are rightly enshrined as one of the forefathers of heavy metal. The band’s original line-up – singer Ozzy ...

Trincas: Where Calcutta’s love for Szechuan food and jazz was born

Approaching its centenary, Trincas on Park Street stands as a symbol of Calcutta’s cosmopolitan past, wartime resilience, and ...

When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction

Following Bootsy’s departure from the JBs in 1972, the bass continued its life on stage with Fred Thomas, another of Brown’s longtime bassists ...