Monterey Jazz Festival enters second half-century with a bang

Many of the other highlights this year revolve around vocalists. The regal Nancy Wilson performs as part of a tribute to alto sax great Cannonball Adderley, who helped turn her into a jazz star with a classic 1962 collaboration on Capital. Kurt Elling, 2006's artist-in-residence, offers a tribute to the long overlooked baritone crooner Johnny Hartman with a project inspired by his 1963 album with John Coltrane. And in another welcome return, Oakland's Ledisi cuts loose with her own band, fresh o...

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