This summer's album releases bring a rich and eclectic listening experience for anyone sampling locally made music this summer, from hip-hop to blues to jazz and beyond.

Coloradans have the chance to see a Grammy Award-winning musician among several performances at a free jazz festival happening next weekend.

The bandleader of Sly & The Family Stone, who revolutionized R&B, funk and more in the 1960s and ’70s, was 82​.

Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.