Music
On this disc, trumpeter, singer, and composer Sarah Wilson serves up music that is warm, a little funny at times, and very well played in an unassuming manner.
William Parker, the 69-year-old composer, multi-instrumentalist, author, and all-around presence on the progressive jazz scene churns out challenging music with prolific abandon.
Regardless of what the future holds, Derek Trucks said that he and his bandmates are grateful for every opportunity to get back in front of live audiences.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Violinist Randall Goosby’s Roots tells a singular story, one that grows and deepens on repeated listening.
Disco! feels like the culmination of what will be seen as an early stage in MIKE’s career –– stylistic mastery achieved, a mountain summit reached.
Americans is a winningly-programmed, strongly-realized effort.
Jaun Cirerol has been accused of idealizing desperation. He disagrees. “I am well-anchored,” he responds.
I consider composer Frederick Rzewski the most profound and persistent explorer of how to address injustice through the use of sophisticated compositional tools.
To my ears, veteran guitarist John McLaughlin is both a jazz and a rock player, and more besides.
Design Review: The Look of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games