It's that time again! The time when almost anyone who's anyone in the jazz world, along with the most zealous old vinyl collectors to even the casual fans head down to the Monterey County Fairgrounds to attend what is perhaps the greatest celebration of all spectrums of the jazz genre on Earth.

The Monterey Jazz Festival will kick off less than a week from now on the 19th, and it certainly has not lost any of its luster. It now boasts 10 stages besides the main Arena stage, and well over 50 performances during its three-day run. Among those who will be playing at the festival will once again be Herbie Hancock and the Wayne Shorter Quartet, although Brubeck is conspicuously absent.  Read more »