entertainment - "music"

Rupa Marya was born to Indian parents in San Francisco and raised in the U.S., India, and the South of France. Now she sings in French, Spanish, English, and Hindi while maintaining a career as a physician.

Every September since 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival transforms the municipal fairgrounds into a vast, sun-speckled California music weekend. JazzSet picks the best moments from the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival, including performances from Gerald Wilson and Otis Taylor.

Gene 'Jug' Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for every pace of song from a warm ballad, to bluesy groove or a sweet swing. His prolific recording career has resulted in a music that has withstood the test of time.

South Jersey guitarist Brian Mietz writes and records under the name, It's A King Thing. Citing Weezer, the Beatles and Nirvana among his influences, the 25 year old musician makes a mix of jangly, melodic pop and rock with plenty of power chords. It's A King Thing produced ten tracks for the RPM Challenge and an album called Proper Nouns, featuring the song 'Old Hobbies.'

From Grammys and gold records to college and day jobs, life after American Idol is a mix of the ordinary and the entertaining. ...

Richie Sambora faces child endangerment charge. Wesley Snipes may face max jail sentence. Debbie Gibson fears Spanish stalker. music Festival defends booking Jay-Z.

Inside the strange mind and brilliant rhymes of the most exciting rapper of his generationLil Wayne has two primary passions: making musicand smoking weed. Tonight, those have come into conflict. Wayne issitting on his tour bus in New Orleans, having come back to his hometownfor two concerts. He'd like to head into a studio to do some mixing forTha Carter III, 2008's most anticipated rap album. But there's aproblem. Wayne isn't allowed to smoke in the studio. So he stays on thebus, lighting blunt after blunt and watching Animal Planet on the TV.He'll sleep there tonight...

Fresh Air's music critic reviews three new deluxe reissues on the Universal music label: Elvis Costello's This Year's Model, Beck's Odelay and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Street Survivors.

Carmen's musical theatre appearances include 'Show Tune: the music of Jerry Herman,' 'Meshuggah-Nuns,' 'My Way,' and 'Pump Boys and Dinettes,' at the Red Barn. At the Waterfront, she's appeared in ' Penny Lane,' 'Gotta Sing A Showtune (I and II) and the season opening Sondheim concert. At TWFAC, she played lead roles in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Little Shop of Horrors.'

If live, improvised music is happening in Philadelphia, there's a good chance Elliott Levin is involved.At 54, the West Philadelphia native has a long and accomplished record in the jazz avant-garde. He's been involved with pianist Cecil Taylor's large ensembles since the early 1970s. He's worked extensively with Marshall Allen, the late Tyrone Hill and other members of the Sun Ra Arkestra.