Music
What is there to say about an album that Rolling Stone ranked #2 in its 2003 list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”?
The Rasas are but the latest in a series of remarkable scores John Harbison has been turning out over his eighth decade.
John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.
Amazingly, the group’s 50th anniversary tour features three of the original members: lead singer/guitarist Jeff Hanna, string player John McEuen, and drummer Jimmie Fadden.
Jazz groups of eight to eleven often make fascinating and unusual music, but they rarely survive.
But dissonance is at the edge of everything you hear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — a sound that contains multitudes.
While Freda Payne still sings “Band of Gold” on soul package revues, she has recently rekindled the jazz side of her career.
A vital part of Susan Graham’s appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.
Murray Talks Music shows how brilliant Albert Murray could be even when he didn’t have time to polish his prose.
There’s an apparent level of trust between the BSO and its leader, best demonstrated by the spirited excellence of the orchestra’s playing of late.

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