Music
All three are singer/songwriters whose individual gifts mesh seamlessly with soaring harmonies and a like-minded empathetic view of the world.
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This is free jazz perhaps, but it never sounds frantic, wild, or abandoned.
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Marvelously accomplished albums from American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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Two first-rate albums: pianist Lara Downes successfully reconsiders Scott Joplin and the New York Youth Symphony plays Florence Price and others with panache.
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Where Roadrunner goes from here remains to be seen, but Billy Strings did his part to open the room with a bang of a blessing.
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A varied buffet of fresh musical experiences from recent decades and from the mid-1700s.
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Blues singer Beth Hart wields the hammer of the gods with easy finesse but also deep emotion.
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This first-rate performance highlights the special attractions of the “half-serious” operatic genre.
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Forty years down the line, looking both backward and forward with its latest formation, Gang of Four still knew how to live a bit dangerously.
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Cultural Commentary: The Gergiev Case
There are times – and we’ve been living in these for several years now – when boldness is required, especially from artists.
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