The early music group illuminated the consonances between jazz and baroque music and had a good deal of fun doing it.
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Music Review: Pablo Aslan – ‘Contrabajo: Works for Bass and String Quartet’
Great musicians often speak to us most sincerely when they put genre aside and write and play what's in their own distinctive hearts.
Read More »Music Review: Ignacio Berroa – ‘Straight Ahead from Havana’
This memorable set from Dizzy Gillespie's longtime drummer is one of the best small-group jazz albums of recent vintage, full of rhythmic play and meaty assertiveness with a Latin lilt.
Read More »Music Preview: ‘Una Noche con Ruben Blades’
'Una Noche con Ruben Blades' is superb. If you’re into stellar music, fluent and elegant, then this is the album you’ve been seeking.
Read More »Interview: Youssra El Hawary – Egyptian Singer/Songwriter Pt.2
Part two of interview with Egyptian singer/songwriter and accordion player extraordinaire Youssra Hawary who is currently touring the US with her band.
Read More »Interview: Youssra El Hawary – Egyptian Singer/Songwriter Pt.1
Part one of two part interview with Egyptian singer songwriter Youssra El Hawary currently on tour in the United States.
Read More »Music Preview: Justin Kauflin – ‘Coming Home’ LP
'Coming Home' by Justin Kauflin is wonderfully wrought, infused with scrumptious colors and rippling jazz textures.
Read More »ARJUN Set to Perform at the Iridium in New York on August 31, 2018
What makes ARJUN so special is their improvisational skills, as an elusive chemical bond assumes sway, somehow making them prescient.
Read More »The Andersons in ‘Songbook Summit’ Play Hoagy Carmichael at Symphony Space
If you enjoy the Andersons, do not miss their presentation of Hoagy Carmichael's music and life.
Read More »Music Preview: Stu Mindeman – ‘Woven Threads’ Is Glorious
'Woven Threads' is glorious, defying description by means of adjectives like superb, stellar, lush, gorgeous, brilliant, and superlative.
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