The Best Orchestra You’ve Never Heard
One of the very first posts I wrote for this site was in praise of a NYC visit by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: the oldest orchestra in the world (founded […]
Close Quarters
The Blue Note, on 3rd Street in the Village, likes to refer to itself as the "World's Finest Jazz Club and Restaurant," allowing patrons the chance to see the top
Godfather of Funk
The mad circus that is George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, B.B. King's, 2/21/10. More pics at the Fan Page.
The Word Is “Love”
It's been nearly two years since I last saw Evangelista at Cake Shop, but the experience was so searing, so unlike anything I'd ever experienced, I can remember every detail
Quartets – Pt. 2
Last Saturday, the Takács Quartet – one of the worlds great string ensembles, founded in Budapest in 1975 and now in residence at the University of Colorado – played the second
Sunday in the Funk (with George)
The Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, has landed in town with the P-Funk All Stars, and is currently gearing up – by whatever means necessary – for one of his
Quartets – Pt. 1
I didn't have high expectations – didn't have any expectations, really – when I went to see the MIVOS Quartet at The Tank on Thursday. (I went at the suggestion of
Epic
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with the New York Choral Artists, The American Boychoir, Jill Grove, and Mariss Jansons, Cond. Mahler's 3rd Symphony, Carnegie Hall, 2/17/10. (More pics below.)
Toronto New Sounds
Not satisfied with limiting myself to indie rock, folk, jazz, and blues, I also took time last weekend to explore the outer fringe of Toronto's musical landscape. Saturday night, the