Seventeen people died in the Netherlands on Oct. 6, 1981, after a passenger jet flew into a cluster of thunderstorms and encountered a tornado. The incident is perhaps the only known instance of a ...

It's hard to believe that, despite being gone for 28 years, bassist/composer Jaco Pastorius remains not just an important figure in the world of jazz, but beyond its broadest purview as well. His ...

The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981 is a stellar package of Weather Report concert recordings focusing on that phase of this groundbreaking group's career where they were truly rock stars visiting from ...

Salt Lake City, Utah, has broken its October rainfall record—previously set in 1981—after a wave of showers and thunderstorms ...

Peter Erskine is one of the best drummers on the planet. Just ask any drummer. He is a powerhouse drummer who can power a big band (that's where he started his career) or be a subtle poet in a trio or ...

<!-- missing image http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blog-spacer.jpg -->Peter Erskine is one of the best drummers on the planet. Just ask ...