After a decade-plus of successful jazz fests, the PS Women Jazz Festival in 2025 produced Blues at the Woodstock, trading the sweet jazz harmonies for raw and emotional blues power. In 2026, Blues at the Woodstock is back, taking place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5, at Hotel Zoso.
Author Archives: Matt King
Matt King is a staff writer for the Coachella Valley Independent. A creative at heart, his love for music thrust him into the world of journalism at 17 years old, and he hasn't looked back. Before he joined the Independent as a writer in 2019, the newspaper’s readers selected him as the Best Musician in the Best of Coachella Valley readers’ poll. Matt also spends his time writing, recording and performing music, as well as teaching theater to students in a local after-school program.
