AJ will perform at the Carnival City Big Top Arena later this year, supported by South African singer and actor Brian Temba.

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Tom Sherman repairs the electronics on a customer’s Epiphone hollow body electric guitar. Three guitars rest on stands, silent, waiting to be brought to life. Persian carpets blanket the floor.

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Join us in celebrating 22 years of the Youth Jazz Series at Artscape, where young musicians showcase their talent in a two-day event featuring soloists and school jazz bands, mentored by industry ...

A hunt is underway for the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar, which was played by Michael J. Fox in the 1985 movie as part of the pivotal “Enchantment Under the Sea” school dance scene.

Especially guitars. Irsay amassed a colossal collection ... Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle for "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music." The items in those exhibits will remain ...