Music
Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.
“Five hundred years from now, people will come to that album the way that people come to Wagner and Beethoven. This is a classical piece from our era.”
The unmistakable flavor of R&B can be found throughout Charley Crockett’s work
Chopin and His World establishes multiple new starting points for further studies of one of the world’s greatest composers, yet it can be read with pleasure by people who merely(!) love the music.
The Grateful Dead’s music is moving forward with the help of musicians who are OK with the occasional look back over their shoulders.
A pair of our critics supply their favorite albums and live local concerts of the year.
Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to come.
Aequa is one of the year’s standout new-music albums. Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11 suggests that the veteran composer has more than a few tricks left up his sleeve. And Neave Trio’s Celebrating Piazzolla is a thoroughly delightful, engaging album.
Commentary: Best and Worst Classical Recordings of 2018
Our critic’s year-end tally of the classical albums that, in looking back over 2018, stand tallest – plus a few that didn’t make the bar.
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