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 […]
Via Shutterstock / Harmony Gerber Tonight is the first of 13 concerts that Phish will play at NYC’s Madison Square Garden between now and August 6th. Over the next 17 days, Phish fans from all […]
When someone decides to cover a song, something in the pop music genre is often the go-to. But Sint Martinuskerk church has no interest in being typical. In Weert, during Netherland’s Torenfestival (a.k.a. the “Tower […]
One of the best things about the Studio Ghibli classic Howl’s Moving Castle is the film’s memorable score. The piece “Merry-Go-Round of Life,” composed by Joe Hisaishi, added so much to the otherworldly elements to […]
Are you ready to give jazz hands a whole new meaning? Now you can create art whenever you type with the JazzKeys word processor. This musical word processor by Plan8, which we first saw on […]
The prolific French composer Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) showed her sense of rebellion early by changing her name from Taillefesse as a rebuff to her father, who objected to her musical ambitions. For too long, her […]
Seb Wildblood has announced his second album with the release of a new single, For Emotional Use Only. Do You Feel It Too?, the album, is described by Wildblood as a “sonic time capsule” soundtracking […]
Olivia Rodrigo was named best new artist at the 64th Grammy Awards on Sunday night, punctuating a rapid ascent to pop stardom that began in early 2021 when her song “Drivers License” became an instant […]
Italian singer-songwriter Matteo Bocelli and Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra have joined forces on an emotional ballad, releasing it as a three-track EP, with renditions of the song in English (“Until She’s Gone”), Spanish (“Tu Luz […]
If you have picked up any intelligence about the Russian-German pianist Igor Levit, it is surely that he cannot resist a marathon. The demands of performing long works, alone on stage, do not need spelling […]
Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights, respectively, and drew expectably large, […]
Pianist, singer, songwriter and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” bandleader Jon Batiste won album of the year at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday night for “We Are,” his politically focused jazz album, upsetting nine other […]
Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER has shared a snippet of a song that will appear on the band’s next album. The 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who recently underwent surgery for a re-detached retina, took to […]