Music
“One of the great things about improvisation is that it teaches you the importance of the moment and how to live in that moment and place importance on this life and making this life better.”
Read MoreThe late Tommy Ramones’ drumming was as key as any component in the band’s makeup.
Read MoreSince then, they have remained as indefatigable as ever in terms of writing, recording, and touring.
Read MoreClassical CD Review: San Francisco Symphony’s “West Side Story” — A Brashly Invigorating Performance
The music of West Side Story sounds grippingly urgent and colorful as ever in the hands of one of America’s best orchestras and conductors.
Read MoreCuarteto Casals brings out Mozart’s playfulness, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester delivers a solid Dvorak’s Sixth, and James Brawn continues to brilliantly play Beethoven’s piano sonatas.
Read MoreHere are a handful of underground/alternative music releases worth your consideration.
Read MoreIf you can’t make the Montreal International Jazz Festival this time, put it on your bucket list.
Read MoreOne of drummer Ra-Kalam Bob Moses’s most resonant teachings was that it is better to find the infinite possibilities within a single idea than to keep changing ideas every ten seconds.
Read MoreIf drummer Ginger Baker’s staring into the abyss, he’s doing it with defiance and a good beat.
Read MoreWhat I’ll remember most is how the BCE’s various choral pieces seemed custom-made for the Hayden Planetarium’s celestial projections, and how, for an hour, the so-called real world faded away.
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