Music
It’s hard to imagine anyone producing a more complete and authoritative biography of baritone sax player Pepper Adams.
Our music critics pick some of the standout albums and performances of 2022.
At its core, the Revels is about bringing together actors and audience, but there are several stagecraft successes to note this time around
Thank you, Dino, for all you contributed to music and to the art of drumming.
If Handel and Haydn Society’s annual Baroque Christmas program had one takeaway, it was that its new music director, Jonathan Cohen, is a superb fit for the job.
What a great year 2022 was for classical music recordings: the canon, new music, neglected music – all of it was well-represented and from all comers.
As fluid and experimental as Eight Dream Interpretations is, the album’s rambunctious sonic palette is nothing if not inviting.
This re-release of a superb recording of a major Meyerbeer opera reminds us what treasures are available to opera companies (and college opera programs) willing to step beyond the well-trodden path.
“It’s up to us to remind those making music today to never forget those pioneers. I always say if it wasn’t for R&B, jazz, and gospel there’d be no Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones.”
Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums of 2022
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.
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