Music

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.

If his debut is any indication, both as composer and performer, Darren English is a force to be reckoned with.

The impressive (and overdue) New York City debut of a wonderfully accomplished professional ensemble took place in the amenable space of Christ Church United Methodist and featured works for double chorus by Brahms, Gabrieli, and Randall Thompson.

'Some Other Time' is a welcome addition to the Bill Evans canon.

While not bad, 'Paper' could benefit from less layering and stronger vocals, as well as a unifying theme.

Carpenter has always been a master of setting imagistic, earthy, poetic lyrics to deceptively simple melodies that carry emotional meaning of their own.

'Born to Rock' is a medley of seven numbers protesting everything from the financial system, the medical system, and the degradation of the quality of governance at various levels.

For three decades, Italian musician Francesco Lotoro has traveled the world collecting manuscripts of music written in concentration camps and the Jewish ghettoes during World War II by victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

‘Neon’ is an infectious and energetic EP that will make the tail end of winter go by easily.

Melody is the key to 'I Have Known Mountains.'