By Greg Haymes, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jul. 1--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- No question about it, Return to Forever was the main attraction at the 31st annual Freihofer's Jazz Festival at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday.

By Jim Harrington, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jun. 11--IT'S THE TIME of year when you really don't have to pay to hear live music. You still can, if you want, drop hundreds of dollars to see a show, but there are other options.

By BARRY DAVIS It is hardly a new idea - African American jazz musicians have been exploring their African roots through their art since the discipline first emerged in the late 19th century.

By MARK SELLEK World music DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Barbican LONDON Dee Dee Bridgewater performs Red Earth live for the first time in London, complete with a full jazz ensemble and a troupe of leading Malian musicians.

Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform with the Jazz in Salt Lake series on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Sheraton, 150 W. 500 South. Tickets are $25, available at the door or in advance at the Holladay Pharmacy (278-0411). A pre-concert lecture will be held at 6 p.m.