Music
A country maverick talks about becoming a bluegrass traditionalist.
This post is the first of 17 in an ambitious series examining the traditions and realities of classical piano concertos influenced by jazz.
“To say that the occult ‘saved’ it is really to say that the spiritual agitation is at the heart of what was able to bring rock ‘n’ roll to its most interesting places.”
Go ahead, name another older rocker this side of Iggy Pop who can get away with playing most of his show bare-chested.
The Schumann First formed the capstone to conductor Asher Fisch’s conspicuously satisfying Boston Symphony Orchestra subscription series debut program
Johannes Moser is a cellist I have admired for some years.
Made up of Boston-based musicians, the Laszlo Gardony Quartet is one of the city’s under-recognized treasures.
The fooling around was far more compelling than I could have imagined: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain know how to throw a fun, funny, family-friendly show.
This was the sixth consecutive year the double bill of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven hit the Middle East on MLK weekend; it was sold-out as usual.
Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Cares?
The media tools now available have brought us closer than ever to getting the amusements we want as soon as we want them, which puts all forms of art music at a serious disadvantage.
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