and entered a music scene where bebop and other American jazz styles had found a welcoming foothold. Mr. Solal had studied classical piano in Algeria but found himself increasingly drawn to the ...
Led by Seattle-based saxophonist Steve Treseler and Bellingham-based trumpeter Kevin Woods, In Motion Quartet releases their debut album The Grind, an adventurous set of original music exploring ...
December 31, 2024 • NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming drone-folk, richly textured jazz, Somali garage-rock, medieval metal and a ...
For us, what makes a jazz-tinged Christmas so special is when artists breathe new life into the Christmas music songs that we ... When he was 70, celebrated jazz piano player Oscar Peterson ...
Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...
This is rather like trying to choose the top ten best piano concertos from a repertoire ... the lavish melodies with their roots in Norwegian folk music… Moreover, this concerto presented ...
Well, that’s the pianist’s personal quest; the saxophonist wants to be the greatest jazz musician on earth, and the drummer just wants to play music with his friends. The interactions between ...
In 1900, Paris hosted its first Olympic games. It had been the second city to host them after the first Olympics in Athens. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would ...