Music
There was an entire “New York School” that the punks were inspired by and a part of, whether they always wanted to be or not.
Read MoreMichael Tilson Thomas proves he’s got Alban Berg’s style in his blood; Pablo Heras-Casado’s Mendelssohn symphony cycle continues to be stylish.
Read MoreIf you want to know how exquisitely intuition and structure can be balanced, you could hardly do better than to hear these two new discs.
Read MoreSit Fast’s performances are breathtaking for their clarity and emotional involvement; Vladimir Jurowski serves up a ho-hum, un-monumental an interpretation of a late-Romantic pillar.
Read MoreJohn Abercrombie, one of the great improvisers, died on August 22, after a long illness.
Read MoreMatt Wilson’s album includes both beautifully performed musical settings and readings of Carl Sandburg poems.
Read MoreJohn Beasley and his big band doesn’t tame Monk or make him uncharacteristically pretty.
Read MoreTo their credit, replacing Freddie Mercury is not something his surviving bandmates have ever tried to do.
Read MoreHudson serves up varied, fresh, and exciting free jazz that imaginatively draws on rock, funky blues, and folk music.
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