Armed with his flute and a “band in a box” that supplies ... When Jahroco broke up, McCombs became a full-time street performer. He had no boss, set his own hours, and made more money than ...

Street performers range from diverse solo musicians, who often accompany themselves with music via iPod, to Latin American flutes to guitarists playing Spanish, classical, Latin fusion and blues.

To those of us who have followed the work of Mary Zimmerman all these years, her latest endeavor, “The Matchbox Magic Flute,” represents ... opera down to 10 performers and a five-piece ...