Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)
(Frederic Rzewski performing The People United Shall Never Be Defeated! at 2017's Big Ears Festival) De mortuis nihil nisi bonum ("Don't speak ill of the dead") – Chilon of Sparta
New Music
The New York Philharmonic Returns to Live Performance at The Shed
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano) The year 2020 will be remembered as a vacuum in the New York City performing arts world for quite some time. For
It’s Been a Year
Almost impossible to believe, but it was a year ago today that I saw my last live concert: the NY Philharmonic with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and conductor Louis Langrée. From
Music in the Time of COVID: Christian Sands and Ashley Bathgate
(Photo: Sabrina Santiago, The New York Times) Well, it's been a minute. First and foremost, I hope everyone out there is hanging in, staying safe and sane. But, I won't
Music at Home
Ok, being stuck at home sucks, but at least we have modern technology to get us through the day. And no, I don't mean bingeing Tiger King. There is a
The Music Stops
"How do you keep the music playing?How do you make it last?How do you keep the song from fadingToo fast?" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, "How Do You Keep the
Composer Portrait: Caroline Shaw with Attacca Quartet and So Percussion
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Simply put: What can't Caroline Shaw do? As a violinist, she seems just as much at home playing a Mozart quartet as
Winter Jazzfest Brooklyn Half-Marathon
Keyon Harrold by Dan Lehner It’s hard to believe, 16 years in and with improvised music culture consistently moving out of Manhattan, that this was Winter Jazzfest’s first foray
Winter Jazzfest Marathon – Saturday
by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews Greg Osby and Lakecia Benjamin at Le Poisson Rouge A warm Friday gave way to an even warmer Saturday – making Winter Jazzfest seem