Author name: Mike Shaw

Johnny Catena, the much loved owner of Café 290, Atlanta’s premier music venue for more than 30 years, passed away […]

In my novel, The Musician, my protagonist, Tom Cliffe, argues with an old college buddy named Stecky that his life

On Friday, November 15, the Red Light Café hosted a packed house for Vinnie D’Agostino and friends, the saxophonist supported

It might be your last concern. All you did; all you accomplished; your successes more than your failures. When you

We know that music is an essential part of everyone’s life, listeners as well as players. And that playing music

Sometimes we learn from lyrics. That’s why we love the songs from the American Songbook. Take “The Nearness of You”:

One of the most endearing things about playing jazz, or trying to play jazz, is the community that you find

Of all the many life lessons that learning to play music teaches, that is, how playing music improves your life,

A tradition among jazz musicians is bringing along younger players, giving them a chance to mature and grow their skills

Sometimes, the audience is memorable. Billed “an elegant evening” of jazz the October 6 performance at Atlanta’s Spivey Hall might