“We felt like we had more of a responsibility to work year-round to try and cultivate that scene and help highlight the talent that’s here,” said Dan Swain of the Newport Festivals Foundation NEWPORT, ...

"Every year around this time, we try to give the Adult Swim audience a gift they didn't know they needed, and this year, it's 'Adult Swim's The Elephant,'" said Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult ...

Check back during the Spring semester for details. Festival participants have the chance to collaborate and improvise alongside peers at the “Thursday Jam.” Friday evening, professional musicians, ...

Bluegrass music (like this reporter) is native to the American South, but starting next week, it’ll have a new home here in the Valley. CitySpace in Easthampton will host CitySpace Bluegrass, a new ...

Jam sessions are strange creatures. A friend recently told me a story about a session he went to in a private home where a visiting pianist had basically come loaded for bear and would not relinquish ...

They announced I was leading it so I asked, and got blank stares in return. It was clearly the wrong question, so I followed up: Is it Standards? Is it Free Improvisation? Is it a reading of original ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Joining a jam for the first time can be intimidating, but volunteers at the Folk School of Fayetteville have found a way to welcome newcomers to the circle at a comfortable pace. In ...