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Jazz

At 83, Herb Alpert's Still In Love With The Music

September 14, 2018 | Gary G. Vercelli

The influential leader of the Tijuana Brass and founder of A&M Records is still recording and touring, including a stop this weekend in Modesto.

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Sacramento Music Festival Ends Its 44 Year Run

December 18, 2017 | Steve Milne

After 44 years as a Memorial Day Weekend tradition, the Sacramento Music Festival is ending. Organizers of the event made the announcement today citing diminishing audiences, increased costs and heavy competition.

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Classical

Artist Of The Week: Rachel Barton Pine

October 13, 2017 | Kevin Doherty

Rachel Barton Pine is one of the most sought after violinists in the world. What does that mean? It means that she is very, very busy. She is constantly travelling from place to place; balancing family life, a career, and a Foundation.

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Vocalist Sandy Cressman's Brazilian Odyssey Brings Return To Sacramento

July 19, 2017 | Paul Conley

Bay area vocalist Sandy Cressman loves Brazilian music. Her sensitive, studied approach has won praise from Brazilian musicians and has earned her invitations to perform in that country. This week Cressman performs in Sacramento, supporting a new CD.

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Suzuki Students Showcased In Mega Piano Concert

August 12, 2016 | Steve Milne

The stage of Sacramento's Community Center Theatre is packed with 10 pianos, side by side. On Sunday, 200 young pianists from around the globe will take turns playing simultaneously. It's part of the biannual Suzuki International 10 Piano Concert.

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Classical

American River College Orchestra: A Symphony Of Cultures

March 11, 2016 | Steve Milne

A melting pot of musicians. That describes the American River College Orchestra in Sacramento – a diverse group of professional, amateur and student players, where music truly is the international language.

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Eclectic

Submerge Mag Celebrates 200 Issues Of Printed Media In The Digital Age

November 9, 2015 | Melody Stone

Why would a young couple take a gamble on the print medium when everyone else is starting blogs and papers are folding? That’s what the founders of SubMerge Magazine did back in 2008, now they’re celebrating 200 issues.

Eclectic

Chino Moreno Reflects On Nearly Three Decades Of Deftones

October 23, 2015 | Nick Brunner

Chino Moreno has been the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Deftones since the Sacramento band's beginnings in the late 80s. After nearly three decades how has the band changed and what does the singer have planned for the future?

Eclectic

Sacramento Celebrates Evolving Art Of The Concert Poster

October 8, 2015 | Melody Stone

Concert posters rose in prominence as an art form in the 1960s with colorful psychedelic prints for bands like the Grateful Dead by people like Stanley “Mouse” Miller. Sacramento has its own thriving poster scene on display this month.

Eclectic

Epic Rap Battles Of History To Play Out On Harlow’s Stage

August 11, 2015 | Melody Stone

The men behind the Youtube channel, Epic Rap Battles of History, are taking their zany historical hip hop beefs into the real world with a live show.

 

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