Dave Brubeck, lower left, in 1927. Courtesy of the Concord (Calif.) Historical Society. After many years of reviewing shows, I ventured to the other side. I was on the production crew for a concert. Legendary jazz musician Dave Brubeck is from Concord, California, of course. He joins the ranks…

Keb’ Mo’, Wayne Shorter, Bono and others jam with B.B. King at an Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz event at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2008. Photos courtesy: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute). This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. Some of…