It's hard to believe that 40 years ago today Ralph Gleason passed away. Not only was he the co-founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival with Jimmy Lyons, he was the first #jazz critic in the U.S. Mainstream media for the San Francisco Chronicle beginning in 1949.
May the Fourth is an important date the intergalactic calendar, and this week's Music Monday, is a profile of one of the universe's most beloved groups: Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, or as they're more commonly known, The Star Wars Cantina Band.