Horror rock and social commentary meet local stalwarts and stars this week in San Diego’s music scene. This week looks like it’s going to be especially fun, especially on the cover band circuit.

This is FRESH AIR. There are two fat, new biographies of composers and pianists born 43 years apart. Their music transcended jazz, but recognition for their work was slow - James P. Johnson, born in ...

Regarded by some as the “most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century,” the Great American Songbook will be the focus of Saturday’s Springfield ...

This is FRESH AIR. Here on the show, we memorialize jazz composer Benny Golson and drummer Roy Haynes. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers a few more musicians who passed in 2024. For some of ...