Beth Orton at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook
“Oh wait, it is Valentine’s Day, isn’t it?” Beth Orton said quizzically to the audience last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room, where she appeared as part of […]
Feast of Music Turns Seven
Seven years ago today, Feast of Music was launched with a review of—of all things—the Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Osmo Vänskä. (I liked it.) Back then, FoM was
Sasha Cooke with Greenwich Village Orchestra
by Angela Sutton The Greenwich Village Orchestra brought a bit of fantasy to relieve a gloomy February Sunday this past weekend at Washington Irving Auditorium, in the form of Ravel's song
Coffee Conversation: Glyndebourne’s David Pickard on Billy Budd at BAM
For those who haven't yet seen it, the Glyndebourne Festival's production of Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera Billy Budd, which ends its week-long run at BAM tonight, is a wonder of stagecraft and performance.
Arjun Plays Rockwood Music Hall
by Kira Brekke Since 2003, progressive rock and improv group ARJUN has been fusing these two unexpected genres together in the most fluid of ways. Needless to say, this instrumental-only
FREE TICKETS: Melanie Martinez at Gramercy Theatre
NOTE: This contest has ended. Looking for a way to spend your post-Valentine's Day night? Catch former The Voice star Melanie Martinez at the Gramercy Theatre on Saturday, February 15,
Arctic Monkeys Rock a Sold-Out Madison Square Garden
by Brian Corliss Photo credit: @AMonkeys_Newsfr It only took five critically revered studio albums for Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys to earn the top billing for a sold-out show at the "World's Most Famous
FREE TICKETS: Chico Hamilton Euphoria Ensemble CD Release at DROM
NOTE: This contest has ended. After the passing last fall of legendary jazz master Chico Hamilton, his surviving Euphoria ensemble commemorates his life and music in a monthly series at
Sasha Cooke in Recital at Alice Tully Hall
by Caitlin Kelley Photo credit: Rikki Cooke Every so often a performer emerges whose genuine conviction and artistry inspires the audience to contemplate the beauty and complexity of the human