Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity. When no piano was available on the stage of the jazz...
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French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was an extremely cosmopolitan musician. He was inspired by samba in Rio de Janeiro as...
The Stones had an incredibly productive period in 1969: ideas were flowing continuously – “songs were coming.” Mick Jagger and...
We’re all familiar with this: music can sometimes move us to tears. When we hear certain pieces of music or...
This album has a special aura about it. It is one of the last studio recordings made in the USA...
Complex chromaticism and oddball fun: with Jehan Alain, the organ becomes an adventurous instrument. No other composer has brought the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that social distancing rules are deadly for jazz. This music thrives on communication among...
Nobody else does what Monika Roscher does. With her 18-piece Munich big band, Monika Roscher builds an original bridge between...
The alto saxophonist Ernie Henry (1926–1957) played with Monk, Mingus, and Gillespie – and he was on the verge of...
For more than 20 years, Adam Gorb has led the composition course at the Royal Northern College of Music in...