Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

Everyone is invited to the Open Mic Music Jamboree on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Fortuna Monday Club. The featured musician is David Sullivan, pictured here. This free event will be the last concert ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...