Dewa Alit: ‘Likad’“Chasing the Phantom”; Dewa Alit and Gamelan Salukat (Black Truffle)This Balinese composer combines two different gamelan scales in his latest project. Just as you start to grasp the harmonic implications,...
Read moreWhen musicians complain about political uses of their songs without permission, the cease-and-desist letters are usually sent to politicians. In the case of Journey, it is one band member against another —...
Read moreI’m going to close out 2022 by opening my front door and having fun in person. Unlike last New Year’s Eve, New York is back in the business of live entertainment for...
Read morePop in 2022 was unequivocally dominated by the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. Songs from his latest album, “Un Verano Sin Ti” (“A Summer Without You”), were streamed billions of times, keeping...
Read moreInstead he proposed at home, on the couch. But they’ll try again this year, with tickets to “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Ohio State Murders,” “Merrily We Roll Along” and the Rockettes. “We’ll definitely get...
Read moreWASHINGTON — Although he has found himself on the fast track to stardom, Steve Lacy is a big believer in taking things slowly. The artist’s most famous song, “Bad Habit,” which spent...
Read moreOnce a month, Anna Lapwood heads to the Royal Albert Hall in London to practice on its grand pipe organ from midnight until 6 a.m. — a rare moment of downtime in...
Read moreEstimates of how many copies were sold differ, but they are measured in the millions. A sixth volume, with a more international outlook, is due for publication in 2023, edited by Hill...
Read moreStanley Drucker, who was known as the dean of American orchestral clarinets during a 60-year career with the New York Philharmonic, putting his mark on countless performances and recordings under a legion...
Read moreKim Simmonds, a fleet and commanding guitarist who for over 50 years led one of Britain’s seminal blues bands, Savoy Brown, died on Dec. 13 in Syracuse, N.Y. He was 75.His wife...
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