Bandleader Jose Rizo (pictured far left, black cap) and his new nine-piece band, Mongorama, pay tribute to Latin jazz and conga legend Mongo Santamaria as they headline a free concert hosted by the Playboy Jazz Festival on the patio at the Beverly Hills Civic Center on Sunday, May 6. The Beverly Hills High School Jazz [...]

Folk-country-rock-bluegrass-Americana legend Herb Pedersen (Vern & Ray, The Dillards, Desert Rose Band, Loafer’s Glory) spoke with me for a few minutes on Saturday, March 31, 2012, about his time working with and longtime friendship with the late bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who died March 28 at 88.We were hanging out in the lobby at [...]

The WAVE-nominated “House Blend” on SCVTV hosted by Stephen K. Peeples presents the premiere broadcast featuring SCV Blues Society stars Sherry Pruitt and The Delgado Brothers and popular local contemporary classic-rock band The McGrath Project on Saturday, April 7, at 10 p.m. PT. In the opening segment of the half-hour show, Blues belter Pruitt and [...]