Hi everyone, This month, I saw Sheila E. at Howard Theatre. It was a lazy day, but I still was first to arrive. Howard Theatre's se...

The kitties are gettin' down to some funky music by the master. And, here's the real thing. The video quality may not be g...

Hi everyone, Last year, I saw some wonderful performances, like my favorite tapper Savion Glover at Howard Theatre, here in D.C., and S...

Hi everyone, I'm slow in tackling Illustration Friday's drawing topics this year because I've been pondering my tribute to...

Hi everyone, Jason Moran Last March, the Kennedy Center celebrated Thelonious Monk with two events, a listening party and an hom...

They just made up this song on the spot! (Illustration Friday: May 8, 2015)

Hi everyone, Danny Elfman and Tim Burton © Kevin Winter/Getty Images If you follow my Johnny Kitties series , you already know how muc...

Hi everyone, Because I grew up watching movie musicals, I love all those old songs. For the last few years, I've noticed that the Smit...

Hi everyone, Did you know that Sting has the flu with a high fever? Under doctors' orders, he's canceled two shows in New York thi...

(Illustration Friday: November 20, 2009) I think Thelonious Monk might be just as hard to draw as he is to play. The Kitties are not helpi...