Idyllwild Arts alumnus and American Idol veteran Casey Abrams is bringing his brand of jazz and pop improv to the 2015 Jazz in the Pines festival as the Sunday, Aug. 16, main stage headliner. “Some jazz stuff, diving into some horn stuff and bringing in some new musicians with some surprises,” said Abrams when asked…

Editor’s note: In celebration of the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s 50th anniversary, Bob Krone, son of Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts) founders Max and Bee Krone, wrote this article. Max and Bee Krone retired from ISOMATA leadership in the summer of 1967, 22 years after they created the Idyllwild…