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cover art to You Are Here by Steve Khan and Rob Mounsey

Steve Khan & Rob Mounsey: You Are Here (1998)

Steve Khan and Rob Mounsey released You Are Here on October 6, 1998 through SIAM Records, reuniting more than a decade after their Grammy-nominated album Local Color. Their second collaboration blends contemporary jazz with Latin, Brazilian, and West African influences,…

John Hilderbrand
October 6, 2026

Boney James holding a saxophone against a golden background, beside his “A Simple Man” album cover featuring a black-and-white portrait with his saxophone.

Boney James Gets Back to What Matters on 20th Album A Simple Man

It all started in 1992 with the release of Trust, Boney James’ debut album on the independent label Spindletop Records. . More than three decades later, James is preparing to release A Simple Man, his 20th studio album. Along the…

John Hilderbrand
September 23, 2026

Happy Birthday to Earl Klugh

Happy 73rd birthday to guitarist Earl Klugh, born September 16, 1953, in Detroit! Few guitarists in contemporary jazz have a sound as immediately recognizable as Klugh. His distinctive fingerstyle sound on nylon-string guitar draws from jazz, pop, R&B and Brazilian…

John Hilderbrand
September 16, 2026