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Reinvention is a tricky business. Veer too far from the known and one loses existing fans, stick too close to well trod paths and risk being predictable and safe.

You listen hard when Ravi Coltrane talks about John Coltrane his late father. You wonder what the son might reveal about himself.

By Barbara Lewis The Firehouse Arts Center will host the return to Pleasanton of acclaimed jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer Ravi Coltrane and his quartet.A He will perform at 8 p.m., Feb.

Lyrics writer of class VIvega held a press Meet recently in Hotel Ambika Park for his going on success in the filed.

The Mexican guitar duo's first recorded collaboration with another group of musicians comes with the expertise of a 13-piece Cuban orchestra composed of some of Havana's finest young players, collectively known as the C.U.B.A. It sees them revisiting nine of their compositions and re-interpreting them in a new and dramatic fashion, as they have ... (more)

The Little Willies have topped their previous record by debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard Country Album charts released Thursday morning.