Nature has long inspired creative impulses. In music, an extensive line of composers - from Hildegard of Bingen’s ‘O viridissima…
We continue our conversation (check out part one here) with NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland by digging into his solo…
Ludwig van Beethoven once noted, "Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind…
Often, one of the first things a young child learns about a band is that it divides into sections. Horns…
Artists inevitably bring their own perspectives and biases into their interpretation of any work. It is impossible to completely divorce…
There is a tendency to mythologize someone like Wayne Shorter, who seems larger than life. Or to put the subject…
esperanza spalding has made no secret of her love for Milton Nascimento’s music. Her sophomore album features a spirited rendition…
Judeo-Christian theology tells the story of the Tower of Babel to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. In…
The Newport Jazz Festival has survived seven decades primarily due to how forward-looking it has been. The event has generally…
As the legendary Newport Jazz Festival turns seventy years old, it is all too easy to look back at the…