Music
To my ears, veteran guitarist John McLaughlin is both a jazz and a rock player, and more besides.
Cellist Alessio Pianelli’s playing is songful and lovely. The Avos Chamber Orchestra — essentially a student orchestra — imbues their performances with a confidence and surety that is inspiring.
The most striking thing about violinist Augustin Hadelich’s approach to these Bach pieces is his emphasis on the music’s dancing line.
Davis solos less on Merci Miles than I wish he had, but he plays with precision, taste, and expression.
Long Tall Sunshine pulls off a delightful paradox: it combines in-your-face vigor with subtlety, probing free improvisations with appealing compositions.
Saxophonist Harold Land has been a major contributor to the rich tapestry of jazz. Check him out.
Naledi Masilo is a South African musician who explores the beauty and power of music and song to expand our sense of place.
Vocalist Anaïs Reno and Mark Masters and his big band supply compelling homages to the brilliance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
This version of the band is less gritty and angry then back in the ’90s, but it is still identifiably anarchistic.
Opera Commentary: Labor Action at the Met — “Wear Your Union Colors!” — Update
Locked-Out MET Stagehands and Skilled Craftspeople ,Joined by Union Supporters, Launch First-of-Its-kind Interactive “Virtual Picket Line.”
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