Music
Anna Shelest’s new recording of piano-and-orchestra pieces by Anton Rubinstein is one of those albums that makes you want to rethink Rubinstein’s relative neglect in the broader canon – almost.
This edition of Wheels of Soul works just fine as a display of post-Allman Brothers Band/post-Lynyrd Skynyrd/ post-Tom Petty musical sensibilities shaped in the South.
“They travel the world and have for years,” says Ellen Seeling, “sending the message that there are no women good enough to be in this organization.”
One of the most astonishing sets of my week in Montreal featured two Frenchmen, accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien.
Among the festival’s highlights: pianist-singer Jeremy Dutcher, who arrived on the stage of the tiny space Gésu dressed in shorts and a long flowing black robe with a hood.
Pianist Constantine Finehouse and violinist Daniel Kurganov are well-matched musicians, and have recorded a superb album.
Nels Cline 4 is a group that can cross musical and cultural boundaries with exhilarating ease.
Lionel Loueke is a unique voice, who has managed to bring a number of influences together without weakening or undermining any of them.
For the moment, it is refreshing to see how carefully the music is being recorded and packaged.
Jazz Review: Montreal Jazz Festival — An Ecosystem That Celebrates Sound
Berber guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar proved that the gifts behind the fingers are still all that matters.
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