Music
Under Michael Tilson Thomas’s leadership, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s sound has been refined and tightened; its repertoire has grown to embrace American music of all stripes.
Read MoreSaturday’s attendance hopefully warms the hearts of the BSO’s management. Not only was the house very full, but the assembly also included a healthy proportion of younger heads.
Read MoreNot all musical retrospectives are a guaranteed success, since time can put rust on many a talent, but Stevie Wonder was ebulliently up for the challenge.
Read MoreA vigorous and admiring tribute to Jan Jarczyk, a man his daughter called “a whirlwind of creativity.”
Read More“The name meant that we were going to present bands from all around the world, and that we wanted to ‘overthrow’ the pop establishment that had taken over radio.”
Read MorePianist Richard Goode provided everything that is asked of a Beethoven master: color, infinite shadings, interesting, convincing tempi, and soul.
Read MoreStealing All Transmissions is slim, but nearly every page is filled with insight and originality.
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Jazz Remembrance: You Don’t Know Jack—From Glasgow to New York
“With Cream I and Ginger could play free jazz as a rhythm section, while Eric played the Ornette Coleman role. However, we didn’t tell Eric that!”
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