The album graphics for Aaron Parks’ By All Means provide an immediate clue, as the typography evokes Jackie McLean’s 1965 ...
Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album by the Matthew Shipp trio is "heavy in a good way." ...
Jeff Goldblum, a gifted pianist in addition to his acting skill s, showcases his talents on the 88 keys on his new rendition of the jazz classic “A Baptist Beat,” the latest single off the actor’s ...
When Cal State Fullerton music professors Bill Cunliffe and Rob Watson were looking for a student to send to a piano competition in China, they both thought of freshman Mathew Yang. The 18-year-old is ...
It's Mozart, so you expect genius to jump out of the speakers, and it does, on Jeunehomme: Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 K-271. And it's not just the genius of the composer, it's also a brilliant ...
There's a composition by pianist Helen Sung titled "Into the Unknown," from her 2018 album, Sung With Words. A bright, bustling tune with a melody full of rhythmic feints, it captures the radiant ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Interest has been building in the works of Nikolai Kapustin, who wrote in classical styles, with a jazzy spin. By Seth Colter Walls ...
Celebrate the season with a timeless blend of nostalgia and swing as the Eric Mintel Quartet brings A Charlie Brown Christmas to life at The Colonial Theatre ...
PRINCETON — Hundreds of music lovers packed Hinds Plaza Sunday afternoon as Tigertown Classic Jazz delivered traditional jazz music from the 1920s to the 1940s. The six-piece jazz ensemble lived up to ...