Winter Jazzfest 2026: Brooklyn Marathon and Bitches Brew Revisited
(Editors Note: I originally planned to attend both the Manhattan Marathon last weekend, but came down with whatever cold/flu has been going around. Following is what Dan was able to
A Pair of Pennsylvanians: The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Carnegie Hall
Great music exists all over this country: from the northern plains, to southern California, and everywhere in between. Cross a couple of rivers west from New York and you’ll reach
BAM Next Wave: FOR Real at BAM Fisher
In 2023, the Dutch harpist and self-described “music journalist” Andrea Voets has interviewed women about their struggle to achieve equality, especially in parts of the world where they are still
yMusic Plays Music of Earth, Sea and New York at Zankel Hall
For 17 years now – or as long as this website has been around – the NYC-based chamber group yMusic have brought a sort-of indie sensibility to new music, equally
Ravel @150: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Plays the Complete Piano Music at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
“For me, (Ravel’s) music works the most when you do less.” – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 2025 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant, chronically underappreciated French composer Maurice Ravel, which
Jazz in the Steel City: The 15th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
PITTSBURGH, PA – Living in New York, where on any given night there are more than 50 clubs showcasing live jazz, it’s easy to have a myopic view of jazz in
A Word About Women Conductors
In perusing the schedule for my upcoming Tanglewood visit this weekend, I came across a name I wasn’t familiar with: Anna Handler, one of the Boston Symphony’s two assistant conductors,
Gabriela Ortiz Widens the Scope at Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music
LENOX, MA – Amidst the whirlwind of activity last weekend at Tanglewood, it would have been easy to miss another, wholly separate festival taking place on the Tanglewood grounds. Since
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the