Stanley Jordan. Photo by chascar, used under a creative commons license. Guitarist Stanley Jordan has achieved a goal that all musicians strive for yet only a select few attain, and that is total command over his instrument. But unlike many players with strong chops, Jordan does not use technique for technique's sake. Rather, his prodigious talent allows him to produce a gamut of sounds which represent every range emotion from the sensitive and delicate,......

The smokin' eight piece band just blazed its way through an uptempo blues shuffle, with each tuxedo-clad musician taking an extended solo. The rhythm section got soft and settled into a groovy vamp as one of the horn players stepped up to the mic and announced,"Ladies and gentlemen! The Undisputed King of the Blues, B.B. King!" The crowd at the Music Center at Strathmore rose to its feet, and there was B.B. Sporting a tux......

Last night may have been a cold and blustery Sunday evening, but the Music Center at Strathmore played host to a band whose smokin' hot grooves made everyone present forget the frigid temperatures outside. Master conguero Poncho Sanchez (pictured), whose recording and touring experience stretches back over 30 years, took to the stage along with his stellar band and delivered a spicey two hour mix of traditional and contemporary Afro-Cuban music. Aside from the quality......

Whether or not you were actually part of the 1960s, if you are a Beatles fan or, well, obsessed like some of us, then consider heading down to the Music Center at Strathmore tonight for Rain: The Beatles Experience, a tribute band that takes its audience on a trip down memory lane to a time when four lads from Liverpool tried to show the world that there's nothing funny about peace, love and understanding. The......