From his body language while playing to his unique, free flowing improvisations, there is nobody like Keith Jarrett. This is from AllMusic: Pianist, composer...
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The nominees for the 29th class of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were released today. More than 600 voters will select the inductees, who will enshrined at...
Martial music is out of style. That’s a good thing, if it means that people are less militaristic. The two are not necessarily connected, however, and...
It’s interesting to compare the staid, probably lip-synced and homogenized version of Bobby Hebb’s great song, Sonny (at this link) and the far...
The David Guetta video above — which I saw while eating breakfast in Salamanca, Spain, a few days ago — has a great beat and a lot of terrifically...
Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall is married to Elvis Costello. Their wedding, according to Wikipedia, took place at Elton John’s estate. AllMusic puts...
The Beach Boys‘ Shut Down, in honor of what is happening in D.C. Also check out the Flogging Molly’s Don’t Shut ‘Em Down.
I am not a guitar player, but to me Furry Lewis’ technique seems unique. “Kassie Jones” is a song about a conductor, but doesn’t sound...
In addition to Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman, the conductor is Seiji Ozawa. The three, and the rest of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, team on...
Bessie Smith’s death was the result of a car accident outside of Memphis, according to This Day in Music. Here is more on Smith from The Red Hot Jazz...
