The first Monday in September always means savoring the last days of summer and taking in the great music and the scent of barbe cue that wafts through the air.
Few progressively minded instrumentalists - jazz or otherwise - have discovered such a vast cultural playground within the traditions of pop, jazz and Americana music as Bill Frissell.
Maureen Donovan bobbed her head left to right, hips swaying as she danced near the edge of the crowd, eager to take in each note that emanated from Rod Piazza's harmonica.