Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...
Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...
Viewed in this way, we can see the blues as a quest for existential answers to questions that have always been, and always will be—they have no beginning, and no end. In my article about Harmony and ...
A pair of popular annual proceedings are popping back up as we party with our papas. This Sunday is Father’s Day, and throughout the weekend, St. Paul is also hosting the massive, free Twin Cities ...
Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Interest has been building in the works of Nikolai Kapustin, who wrote in classical styles, with a jazzy spin. By Seth Colter Walls ...
In times like these, what’s missing from a season preview might say as much as what’s on it. For one, this list overrepresents large venues, many of which have planned their bookings well in advance.
LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says her mission is simple: get young people to fall in love with jazz. "It's literally all I care about as an artist ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kansas City Royals, Sporting Kansas City and the Kansas City Current all play at home this weekend, making for a sports-filled ...