December in Ireland and Scotland is time of short days, long nights, rain, wind, snow, sleet, and the occasional clear day with sparlikng sun or frosty night filled with an extravagance of stars.

Making your list, checking it twice -- whether that’s for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Solstice, or a host and hostess gift for the many gatherings of this season, music is always a good gift, one

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Now Accepting Applications For Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition,

April 3 - 5, 2009

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