Amir ElSaffar’s Microtonal Mission to Expand Jazz One Note at a Time

Epiphanies come, as epiphanies do, in unexpected and often far-flung settings. For trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, three such ...

‘He loved those kids.’ Remembering local musician and mentor Greg Hipskind

Last week, the Quad City music scene lost Greg Hipskind. He was embedded in the community as a drummer for Wicked Liz and the ...