The Armenian pianist played 'Rhapsody in Blue,' and much more, with conviction and flair at a concert she called 'All That Jazz.'
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Exclusive Interview: GRAMMY-Nominated Composer Zhou Tian on U.S. Premiere at Lunar New Year Concert
Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian spoke with us about internationalism and his career in advance of a Lunar New Year concert performance of his piece 'Gift.'
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Haochen Zhang on NYC Lunar New Year Concert and ‘Rhapsody in Blue’
The Cliburn Award-winning Chinese-American pianist will perform George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' at Lincoln Center's Lunar New Year concert on Jan. 28.
Read More »From Russia to America: Pianist, Composer, and Transcriber Vyacheslav Gryaznov Delights in Musical Storytelling
While the pianist's impression is by no means comprehensive due to the short time he has spent here, the notion that the Russian pedagogical culture could be producing lazy students while the United States’ could be producing lazy teachers may not be so far-fetched.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jim Cullum’s ‘Porgy and Bess Live’ and The Oatmeal Jazz Combo’s ‘Instant Oats’
One of the long-running Jim Cullum Jazz Band's great achievements is its jazz-band version of 'Porgy and Bess,' now available on a two-CD set, including narration by William Warfield, who played Porgy on stage many times.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘An American in Paris’
The new musical proves that Broadway and the ballet are friends, and that even if we can't have a new George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein, the originals can still energize today's biggest stage talents and please finicky audiences.
Read More »Music Review: Broadway’s Anika Larsen – ‘Sing You to Sleep’
Indeed, anyone falling asleep before the final track ends will be missing some very fine music.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Yoonie Han at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, NYC, 3/21/13
The pianist devised an unusual program of piano transcriptions of great composers' works by other composers.
Read More »Music Review: Sarah Vaughan – The Complete Columbia Albums Collection
Sit back and let yourself be transported back to the days of nightclubs and joints that jumped.
Read More »Music Review: Frank Sinatra – Ring-a-Ding-Ding
Frank Sinatra's up-tempo debut album for his new label has been reissued on its 50th anniversary.
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