New jazz and exhibition spaces, and an inaugural show curated by Jason Moran, feature the trumpeter’s “wonderful world” in full, collaged onto the walls.
Category: Music
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Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92
The “godfather” of progressive bluegrass, he grew up in New York, honed his skills in the mountains and flourished in Greenwich Village in the ’60s.
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City in Mexico Bans Performances of Songs With Misogynistic Lyrics
The city of Chihuahua said it would impose hefty fines on bands that perform songs with lyrics that “promote violence against women.”
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Dancing Till Dawn at a Music Festival in Albania
A weeklong music-and-wellness festival on the beach is just one reason visitors are now flocking to a country that was sealed off to the world for decades.
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The Trombonist Hillary Simms Is Breaking Barriers
Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models.
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Why Are Dave Matthews Band Fans So Loyal?
Some have spent thousands of dollars and traveled hundreds of miles to see them since their summer tours started in the early ’90s.
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Taylor Swift-Quake: Fans Cause Seismic Activity at Seattle Concert
Seismometers can pick up many types of ground vibrations but this drew comparisons to the “Beast Quake” of 2011, when Seattle football fans roared in celebration of a last-minute Seahawks touchdown.
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Randy Meisner, Founding Member of the Eagles, Dies at 77
Meisner, the group’s original bass player, helped form the band in 1971.
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Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American’ Opera ‘Treemonisha’ Found Its Moment?
“Treemonisha” — brilliant, flawed and unfinished — is ripe for creative reimagining at a time when opera houses are looking to diversify the canon.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The latest in a series of Julius Eastman recordings, a new opera by Christopher Cerrone and an EP from Ashley Bathgate are among the highlights.
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Sinead O’Connor’s Life in Pictures
The Irish singer had an evocative voice and cast a powerful silhouette onstage.