Commentary
To call the American Visionary Art Museum quirky would be an understatement: therein lies its charm as well as one of the reason for its success, even in economic hard times.
Read MoreOver the next two decades, slow-creeping climate change is coming to the arts in America — the arctic ice on which the creative class stands is melting.
Read MoreEvery writer fantasizes about passionate readers. These were as passionate as they come.
Read MoreThe writing is on the wall, and it’s not just a warning to the composer who trifles with the idea of writing a JIPC. It’s a warning to everyone who takes music seriously.
Read MoreLast Saturday, poet Philip Levine died at the age of 87 in Fresco, California. Here is a reprint of an Arts Fuse appreciation of the writer, originally posted in May of last year.
Read MoreThe media tools now available have brought us closer than ever to getting the amusements we want as soon as we want them, which puts all forms of art music at a serious disadvantage.
Read MoreThis post is the first of 17 in an ambitious series examining the traditions and realities of classical piano concertos influenced by jazz.
Read MoreTruth is, the fraying of the middle class is not just something that has happened to creatives.
Read MoreHighlighting the identity of artists is essential in art world journalism, but it appears to be unimportant when reporting on the artistic contributions to political street demonstrations.
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Jazz Remembrance: Jazz Trumpeter Extraordinaire Clark Terry
Gradually, Clark Terry developed on the trumpet the rounded, full tone that became so distinctive.
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