"Remember this name, R-O-B-E-R-T-A G-A-M-B-A-R-I-N-I. She is the best singer around for quite awhile,” said Telluride Jazz veteran, tenor saxophonist James Moody. No swizzle stick celebrity, this Italian chanteuse has a full-bodied voice to match her curves. Roberta Gambarini is the featured diva at the 36st annual...
Not sure who is line ahead of him, but according to musical icon Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary is next in line. "He's the 9th wonder of the world," said Bonnie Raitt. Jon Cleary, the 'Nawlins-based British funk and r & b singer, songwriter and virtuosic player of...
Workshops, forays, tastings and medicinal beers with world-renowned mycologists, 9/16-19, 2012 The 31st Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival looks forward to another exciting weekend, August 16-19, 2012. For over 30 years, Telluride has hosted this unique festival of all things fungal in the high San Juan Mountains...
"I was born at the right place and the right time to a wonderful family" If he appears too good to be true, that's because he is. It goes without saying, five-time Grammy-winner Victor Wooten is on any list of all-star bass players. In 2011, Rolling Stone...
Saturday, Sept. 15, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival presents the 12th Annual Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition. The always-popular event takes place from 9 a.m. – noon during the Festival's "Blues for Breakfast" concert, held at Telluride Elks Lodge, 472 West Pacific Ave. For a...
"Some cats love it, man. Most simply ain't digging' it no matter what angle they's swingin' at. Layin' down ten, Jack, blow'n a riff, ya can't hate Jazz 'cause there ain't no such animal. ("Jazz: A Multimedia History," Compton's New Media) There is such an animal,...
The opening night of this year’s Compassion Festival will feature a keynote address by Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, the Science Director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. Emiliana’s talk—entitled “Compassion: The Radical Solution to Discord and Diffidence” —is slated for this coming Wednesday,...
The 19th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is proud to announce San Diego Blues/Rock duo Little Hurricane for the Bal de Maison, a special weekend opening performance at the historic Sheridan Opera House. The event takes place Thursday, September 13, 9 p.m. Little Hurricane currently is...
The 36th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration/Festival and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization are pleased to announce the first “Special Musical Partnership for Care." Telluride Jazz is among the seven music festivals across the country selected to help educate the general public on the benefits of...
At least a dozen words in this cloud describe pretty much the same thing: a feeling human beings have for one another, especially when they see someone else in need. And that is a really good sign! The feeling must be almost as important to...
