Music
“It seemed worthwhile to me to think about how the spiritual currents Billie Holiday navigated might have shaped her life and her sound and what she and others made of them.”
Sometimes Pharoah Sanders came back and played like a primordial saxophone deity, cutting into the rhythm section like an act of penetration.
The players are striking out into the unknown: you may find the journey inspiring and you may sometimes find yourself lost in the woods.
Rarely in my experience has Ives’s visionary score sounded so fired with purpose.
Composer/pianist Anthony Coleman’s meticulous crafting made every second worthwhile.
Sloan is a brand that stands for high-quality, retro-flavored pop that is rarely hackneyed or derivative.
Mostly the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ends up being about the multiplicity and infinite variety of cultures and traditions, including generic funk.
The performance’s excellent musicianship and many amusing moments were at the service of a relevant evening of commentary on the lighter side of the current news cycle.
Variations and fugues are the overriding themes of pianist/composer Michael Brown’s captivating new album. If you’re an Andris Nelsons fan, this Deutsche Grammophon album won’t disappoint, and a disc that features three pieces by composer Ferdinand Ries, who was friendly with Beethoven, is worth hearing.
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