Up in Philadelphia, her hometown, Synia Carroll grew up virtually jazz-free. Sure, her parents had a couple of Dinah Washington albums, but Dad actually preferred the...
Question: What were the bay area’s big band musicians doing during the pandemic? Answer: Everything but playing music, that’s for sure. There’s reason to celebrate tonight’s...
For 25 years, David Manson has been virtually synonymous with jazz in St. Petersburg. A trombonist, composer and bandleader, the Dunedin native joined the music faculty...
Trombonist David Manson is the man behind the curtain for the Helios Jazz Orchestra, Glorious Brass and other jazz ensembles in the bay area; as the...