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Letters

Letters from the week of October 2, 2003

Letters

Letters from the week of September 18, 2003

Jazz Rift

Down by the tracks, there's a thriving jazz scene so authentic it's even got heartbreak

Magic Dragon

Phoenix Jazz Workshop brings the jam back to the East Valley

Turner Overdrive

Valley's answer to the hip-hop/rock movement is no cheap Trik

Hello/Goodbye

Local twangers Flathead return; psychobilly combo Grave Danger calls it a day

Keep on Buschin'

Jazzman Jay Busch hasn't given up on his 20-year struggle to bring something more than the status quo to the Valley music scene

Music Showcase 2000

48 locals have their run of the Mill

Blythe Spirits

Van troubles spoil Chula's maiden trip to California, but the band is back to christen an explosive new CD

Life of O'Reilly

The Valley's best drummer is moving to Boston, and a handful of bands are feeling the crunch

Go Ask Alice

On the eve of Alice Cooper's boxed-set release party, several local musicians are cursing the bar that bears his name

New Times Music Showcase 1999 Nominees

On the eve of Alice Cooper's boxed-set release party, several local musicians are cursing the bar that bears his name

Organ Donor

Phoenix transplant Joey DeFrancesco rides a renewed fascination with the vintage sound of jazz organ

Double Dutch

How two best friends from Holland gave up nursing and became club owners

Smoke Stacks

Cliff Sarde and Nick Francis piece together a desktop CD and get a major-label deal in the process

Green Room Effect

New Tempe club promises to mix the old Nita's Hideaway with a touch of Portland

Cook of the House

Dave Cook decides to take his Monday-night jams to Cajun House

Night & Day

July 30 - August 5, 1998

Night & Day

July 16 - 22, 1998

Night & Day

July 2 - 8, 1998

Stormy Monday

After a decade of legendary jam sessions, Melody Lounge abandons its Monday jazz nights

Night & Day

After a decade of legendary jam sessions, Melody Lounge abandons its Monday jazz nights

Calendar for the week

After a decade of legendary jam sessions, Melody Lounge abandons its Monday jazz nights

Calendar for the week

After a decade of legendary jam sessions, Melody Lounge abandons its Monday jazz nights

Blues Bodhisattva

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

CREDIT CARDS WHERE CREDIT CARDS AREN'T DUE

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

COOKING WITH DAVETHE LONGTIME VALLEY JAZZMAN WANTS TO STIR UP THE SCENE ANY WAY HE CAN

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH: THE SUPER BUSES DO BATTLE

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"

PROGRAM NOTES

Valley jazz singer and devout Buddhist Sherry Roberson answers the question "What's the sound of one woman scatting?"