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The book will stand as a good first stop for anyone interested in Alfred Stieglitz, 20th-century photography, or American modern art.
Read MoreThe late Roswell Rudd tried every sound a trombone could make, all of his efforts marked with a natural musicality.
Read MoreStanley Sagov never wants to play a piece the same way twice. He’s always engaged in a “search for freshness.”
Read MoreYou can understand why historian and novelist Richard Francis became attached to this quixotic piece of New England history. It’s got an amazing cast of colorful characters, and dramatic rivalries that involve contests over land, love, money, and sex. Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia by Richard Francis. Yale University Press, 344…
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Two from Dave Brubeck: Time Outtakes, the alternate tracks for the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s classic 1959 album Time Out is very good to have; Lullabies is filled with the intimate sound of the pianist’s old age, tender affection, and distilled musical wisdom.
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It’s hard to think of music that is more foolishly impractical than jazz, even with its pursuit of lofty ideals.
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Luckily for us, after playing the occasional electrifying concert date over the years, Nervous Eaters is reuniting once again.
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“Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore” at the MFA builds a case for two artists that many are inclined to think of as “unlikely bedfellows.” Brava!
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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s Curriculum II is no intellectual exercise. It is a gut-wrenching journey into the heart of darkness, offset by flashes of compassion and light.
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Book Commentary: “Fahrenheit 451” and Cultural Betrayal
It never occurs to him that, by championing just the great works of Western Civilization and consigning pop culture (notably science-fiction) to the flames, he’s exercising his own pernicious brand of censorship.
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