American roots music can be divided into four broad genres: blues, jazz, country and gospel. A Venn diagram of the relationship of these four would reveal an area of intersection of all these musical ...

This music represents the coming together of different points of view of diversity and the opportunity to create a meeting point for those differences. It is the perfect situation to represent what I ...

It’s not exactly a private recital, but Zakir Hussain is singing just for me. On the phone from his home in San Anselmo, California, the master percussionist snaps his fingers in perfect swing time, ...