Music
Nazareno is bright, often joyous, and easy on the ears. That ought to count for something.
Violinist Lea Birringer’s performance of the Christian Sinding selections are impressive. Her Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, though, is missing drive, excitement, and passion.
With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.
Manel Fortià’s album of his Spanish-tinged compositions is meant to wake us up to what the bassist can do.
This sizzling production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ is one of those one-of-a kind of experiences that we all long for in the theater.
Now that he’s 70, it’s only right that guitarist John Scofield takes a victory lap with his first solo album.
Even without the new takes, this Rhino reissue would be welcome: Mingus Three is to my mind one of the great trio albums.
The important thing was the collective triumph of the band’s music, in a beautiful venue, with an audience that was alive to their every move.
Jazz Album Review: Catherine Russell’s “Send for Me” — A Deep Dig into the Jazz of the ’30s and ’40s
If you’re a fan of the Great American Songbook, but have grown weary of the warhorses, Send For Me is a treat.
When There Are No Words presents six pieces written between 1936 and 1980 by composers responding (at least seemingly) to contemporaneous political events and situations.
Arts Commentary: The Orchestra Gap — Europe vs. the US