We may not live in a period as turbulent as Thomas Tallis did during the English Reformation, but there is an uncomfortable rumble of turbulence today...
When Orrin Keepnews signed Wes Montgomery to his then Riverside Records imprint the guitarist was already wearing the crown handed to him – proverbially speaking –...
It was an old friend – the great Heiner Stadler – who first opened my ears to the vocal ingenuity of Jay Clayton. I opened an...
There are elements in music [both necessary and profoundly palpable] of mathematics – of arithmetic [often with an unconscious imprint of Fibonacci], of special geometry and...
With much of the music that Tyshawn Sorey has been composing and performing one hardly expected to be confronted by – not one – but two...
In the vibrant tapestry of Brazilian music, one name stands out as an emblem of samba’s essence and soul: Zeca Pagodinho. Born as Jessé Gomes da...
It’s already summer and the heat is on. Montréal gets ready to celebrate the 43rd edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, widely regarded...
“Walk with Amal” is a theatrical an artistic project that combines elements of theater, puppetry, music, and visual arts to create a unique and impactful experience....
There has always been only one Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the Afro-Cuban pianist who left the island but whose heart resides there; an artist possessed of a genius...
The Latin American Alliance for Culture and Arts [ALCA] presented Rainbow of Hope, its first multidisciplinary show, on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the P.C. Ho...