Steve Elman
Much more work could be done fertilizing the fields of cross-cultural music, sowing seeds collected from the great touchstones of American culture – innovation, integration, risk, reward.
Read MoreI would like to think that there are more composers working today who think of themselves as beyond category.
Read MoreTime to look at the maverick mavericks, composers with feet firmly planted on either side of the dividing line between jazz and classical.
Read MoreWhat makes pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet an ideal interpreter of Ravel’s Concerto in G is his understanding of and appreciation for jazz.
Read MoreThe tradition of hybrids is there, for anyone who chooses to use it. Our modern media world makes that tradition accessible in hitherto unimaginable ways.
Read MoreWhat I’ve learned from three years of research and listening is that the piano concerto is an ideal vehicle with which individual composers can experiment
Read MoreMore composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.
Read MoreMore composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.
Read MoreThis first group of mavericks all have their roots in the 1920s, but they demonstrate that George Gershwin’s way wasn’t the only way.
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Music Commentary: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Coda without a Finale
What we know of mass-market choice suggests that the more choices a person has, the more likely it is that the person will be dissatisfied with any one choice.
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