While I was playing Careless Whisper on a public piano, a guy with a saxophone approached me and asked to join. What followed ...
While playing at the station, something unexpected happened — a saxophonist started playing while coming down the escalator. The timing, energy, and surprise turned a normal day into an unforgettable ...
Pierce, William (Watson), saxophonist and educator; b. Hampton, Va, September 25, 1948. Bill was raised in Jacksonville and Miami, Fl. His parents, Frances and William, Sr. were educators. Bill began ...
Let a musical based on a documentary about a Neil Diamond tribute band warm your cockles – or take a new look at the work of the Spanish master ...
At 74, Minguel Rodrigues of Arambol stands as a quiet testament to how passion, perseverance and gratitude can shape an extraordinary life. Long before music became his calling, Minguel earned his ...
A new musical instrument drive aims to provide local kids with the gift of music while encouraging early spring cleaning.
While “The Choral” may be riddled with a few too many false notes for comfort, the purity of its song and message make it a ...
He was definitely experimental. It wasn’t as if he played just rock, blues or jazz – he foraged a different line. To me he ...
Vernon Reid first made his mark in the 1980s with his genre-mashing, socially conscious band Living Colour, who broke the ...
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal’s journey from the band room of Sanawar to the bloody tank battles of Basantar in the 1971 ...
The City of New Orleans, obviously, holds a mythical status in the world of jazz. The genre (or at least the form with which ...