Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...
Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...
Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...
Musicians pay tribute to Corea-Burton-Ozone in Durango, Farmington Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How about ...
I spent the weekend reading Tim Lawrence’s forthcoming Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 (Duke University Press). Blending oral history, rare photos, sordid ...
Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...
Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...
From a choral pilgrimage, to Europe’s oldest music festival, our expert selects the hottest tickets Ivan Hewett is The ...
CLASSICAL & JAZZ MICHAEL BISIOSeattle is filled with excellent avant artists who have an easier time getting gigs and garnering recognition elsewhere than right here at home. The reasons for this ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results