Music
Why do such a high number of significant contemporary composers hail from Iceland?
If George Whitefield Chadwick had been born in, say, London or Munich, he might be better known today than he is.
Chuck Prophet’s rollicking sound now is a lot more thoughtful than of yore — without losing any of its rollick.
Sea Pictures offers, frankly, everything one might want in a song cycle: sweeping melodies, evocative scoring, stirring drama and pathos.
Large parts, if not all, of this well played, eclectic disc should appeal to various tastes in modern improvised music.
The Malden resident’s new album is particularly impressive under the circumstances — he suffered a major stroke in January 2016.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich has an uncanny understanding of what instruments can do and how to showcase them best.
In all, Chorus pro Musica’s production was witty and diverting, timely in spots and smart throughout
The Cantata Singers prefaced its intriguing, Jewish-themed performance with a marvelously sensory, spiritual experience.
The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year: Warming Up a Riff — How It Happened, and Why It Matters