An undated portrait of the late Romanian pianist Radu Lupu. Lupu died Sunday at age 76 in Lausanne, France. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Auerbach/Getty Images An undated portrait of the late […]
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has shared the official music video for the single “You Made Me Want To Live” from the band’s latest album, “Doom Crew Inc.”. You can now watch it below. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY […]
The drum is central to powwow music. Singers beat in unison on its skin as their voices overlap with vibrato-laden syllabic sounds. No specific language is sung; instead powwow music is a spiritual communication that […]
Othmar Schoeck’s song cycles, some with piano, others with instrumental ensemble or full orchestra, represent one of the last great flowerings of the romantic lieder tradition. Outside his native Switzerland at least, his music is […]
Over the past decade, the prolific and versatile British saxophonist/composer Trish Clowes has written for ensembles as substantial as the London Sinfonietta and the BBC Concert Orchestra. But since 2016, probably her favourite setting has […]
TSVI and Loraine James have teamed up for an EP for AD93, formerly known as Whities. 053 was recorded in a two-week stint during the depths of the last lockdown while the pair were cohabiting […]
I may simply have fallen victim to expectations, but if someone were to ask me to draw what I thought an Academy Award nominated film composer looked like, I have a general idea of the […]
Last night, ahead of their performance at New York City’s Town Hall, four of the biggest names in Jazz–Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade–played two sold-out shows at the Blue Note Jazz […]
An undated portrait of the late Romanian pianist Radu Lupu. Lupu died Sunday at age 76 in Lausanne, France. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Auerbach/Getty Images An undated portrait of the late […]
When Kanye West dramatically pulled out of his headline Sunday slot just two weeks ago, without a reason, few people could have predicted his replacement. A landmark rock act, perhaps? An unexpected pop maven? Nope, […]
Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Boyle Heights-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield and […]
Classical musician Lara Downes. ( Max Barrett) “Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony” can be a tongue-twister, especially if you’re reading those words on air. But Lara Downes, the new evening host on the Los Angeles classical music […]
Julius Rodriguez, “rising jazz phenom” (NPR) and multi-talented pianist/drummer/producer, has released “All I Do,” the second single from his forthcoming major label debut album Let Sound Tell All. The album is set for release on […]
Vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross returns with stunning conviction on The Parable of the Poet, an expansive album-length suite composed by Ross. The album embodies his collaborative spirit and finds him exploring new territory with […]
Downton Abbey duo Michael Fox and Michelle Dockery are back with the third single “Walk With You” from their forthcoming folk project The Watching Silence, set for release on May 13 via Decca Records under […]
A Steinway & Sons piano. Photo Credit: Filipp Romanovski Steinway Musical Instruments Holdings, the entity behind 169-year-old piano company Steinway & Sons, has revealed plans to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). […]
In the midst of his first-ever live tour in North America, techno music vet Oliver Koletzki is on a mission to spread his time-tested sound. Koletzki, who helms the record label Stil vor Talent, recently […]
When Chick Corea died last February, he left behind scores of musicians who he influenced and mentored. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP When Chick Corea died last February, he left […]
Craft Recordings has announced Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet as the latest release in its acclaimed Small Batch audiophile series. The album is set for release on May 6. A pivotal title in Miles […]