The intersection of tradition and politics runs right through Shovel Dance Collective, informing both their choice of songs ...

What’s the most popular piece in classical music? Classical radio services periodically seek to find that out via listener polls. When they do, it’s not surprising to find Beethoven symphonies, ...

When a scheduled musician cannot perform, it is interesting to observe the resourcefulness of those who must make new ...

Ninety years ago, Benny Goodman, a white clarinetist and bandleader, breached American society’s entrenched color line like a clarinet’s high note piercing a fog of static. By revealing the racially ...

For a uniquely transformative Sunday afternoon, join classical music fans in-the-know for a rare performance of quintets by Mozart and Brahms on Sunday, April 1 ...

A 65-year-old Parkinson's disease patient played her clarinet during her brain surgery to help surgeons asses how the treatment is working. For five years before her procedure, she was unable to play ...

If the woman once dubbed “the most beautiful girl in the world” has found a partner for life, maybe there’s hope for the rest of us. Thylane Blondeau — the 24-year-old model who catapulted to ...

When Linda Perry recorded her version of “Beautiful,” the 2002 hit she wrote and gave to Christina Aguilera, she thought she was just revisiting an old song. As she dug into the grooves of that ode to ...

Mal Waldron's life story is compelling, and to mark his 2025 centenary, this article aims to introduce his work to those less familiar with it by tracing his journey across 12 distinctive recordings.

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present. By Alex Williams Ken Peplowski, a critically acclaimed jazz clarinetist ...

Over the decades, Will Oldham has released a great many wonderful records under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy alter-ego, and another one is on the way. Next month, Oldham will release his new BPB album We ...

The stage is set for Super Bowl LX and it's the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots who punched their tickets to Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Come Sunday, February 8 in Santa ...