In the face of new technology, some musicians find their careers lost at sea among the vast expanse of the Internet. With the advent of music-streaming sites like Pandora, Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal, some artists find navigating the music industry’s uncharted waters daunting.

There’s something to be said about starting a band with your own sibling. You share a bond that transcends music and creativity. You are adjoined by blood and a history dating back to birth and childhood.

When asked what jazz, country, and R&B have in common, famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis said, “The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It’s in New Orleans music, it’s in jazz, it’s in country music, it’s in gospel.”

In some respects, covering a definitive and beloved album can prove more taxing and daunting than crafting original songs. While there’s no shortage of covered tunes (countless musicians and bands revel in this sort experimentation and interpretation), cover albums, on the other hand, appear to be rarities.

Just like The Byrds, GospelbeacH got its start as an accidental rock band in Los Angeles. It all began with two guys playing the same gig and later jamming over a couple of beers in a studio named the Crabshack.

Some in the stage business have said they were born to act or sing or dance. But Aurelia Thierrée was quite literally born into a life of a performing artist.

By Whitney Youngs “We walk out on stage and just start to improvise, nothing is preplanned or thought out beforehand, not a single note – everything that you see on stage is happening at that moment,” said vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin about his shows, collaborating with the 12-member ensemble Voicestra. The act is performing at…Read more Bobby McFerrin and Voicestra

Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain once said something to the effect, “I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.” Like Cobain, tour-driven troubadour, singer and guitarist Ben Harper doesn't want to be anybody but himself: A man who appeals to a truly diverse array of people from surfers,…Read more Discovering all the Sides of Ben Harper

POPULAR AMERICAN COMPOSER AARON COPELAND ONCE SAID THAT THERE WAS definitely meaning in music, but that he did not know the words to describe it. Those astute remarks best describe the feelings among some of the most passionate and devout music enthusiasts in the world: opera fans. They travel the globe visiting opera houses in…Read more OPERA GROUPIES: Brentwood Magazine

"I love Christmas. I love being with my family during the holiday season, and yet I'm all too often performing out of town during that time of year. This year, I decided I wanted to be in others' hearts and homes, and at the same time, stay at home," said gifted jazz singer Dianne Reeves…Read more Jazzing up Christmas

"I love Christmas. I love being with my family during the holiday season, and yet I'm all too often performing out of town during that time of year. This year, I decided I wanted to be in others' hearts and homes, and at the same time, stay at home," said gifted jazz singer Dianne Reeves…Read more Jazzing up Christmas

Over the years, the renowned Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tenn., has been the recording home to many musicians since its establishment 38 years ago by John Fry. The studio's early projects laid down such hits as "Soul Man" and "I'll Take You There" for Staxx Records. Over the years, the studio has become the recording…Read more Memphis on Their Mind