Music
Here’s a look at the good stuff among last year’s live music events.
Read MoreThe late Roswell Rudd tried every sound a trombone could make, all of his efforts marked with a natural musicality.
Read MoreA line-up of concerts, performances, and recordings that, as 2017 draws to its close, I can’t, for one reason or many, shake from my memory.
Read MoreThis documentary about John Coltrane serves up skillful, sensitive storytelling and an appropriate sense of reverence.
Read MoreMatthias Goerne offers proof that he is the Wagner baritone of the day. And Thierry Fischer’s understanding of Mahler deserves our admiration.
Read MoreHighlights include an excellent Tchaikovsky symphony cycle in modern sound and one of the year’s best chamber-music albums.
Read MoreThe members of DakhaBrakha have created something uniquely their own — “folk-punk.”
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Commentary: Best Jazz (and Other) Recordings of 2017
The range of recordings issued this year was remarkable, both in terms of their instrumentation and their artistic inspiration.
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