Jude Warne 
Old and New Dreams, the 1970s and 80s jazz quartet comprised of Ornette Coleman’s favorite players, would have been proud to be at The Jazz … Read more
The intercommunicative Peter Bernstein Quartet utilized the familiar jazz quartet vehicle to its hilt last Tuesday evening. Onstage at the Jazz Standard, the group was … Read more
The view from the ever-sophisticated Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York is quite remarkable. Last Sunday through the room’s tall glass windows, one could see … Read more
Tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri is, most certainly, a legend of an artist. This was made clear once again, on Monday night during his early set … Read more
World’s Fair is guitarist Julian Lage’s most recent album, and it is a remarkable celebration of all that the guitar promises. Released in February of … Read more
Kyle Eastwood is an assiduous musician. He is a jazz bassist, a composer and a film scorer, frequently collaborating with his Academy-Award winning father Clint … Read more
At one point during Wednesday night’s first set at the Jazz Standard, in which the Donny McCaslin Group performed, tenor saxophonist McCaslin referred to the … Read more
Kurt Rosenwinkel The closing track on Donald Fagen’s 2012 solo album Sunken Condos is a gem called “Planet D’Rhonda.” It tells the story of a … Read more
• Héroïque: French Opera Arias – Bryan Hymel and the Prague Philharmonia, Cond. Emmanuel Villaume The popularity and artistic success of American tenor Bryan Hymel … Read more
Arguably the most well known 1960s pop song derived from classical material is Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” The band’s debut single was … Read more
This is not the first venture of writer-director Bernard Rose into the world of classical musicians’ lives: in 1994 Rose was responsible for Immortal Beloved, the … Read more
A successful film score is as essential to a film’s story world as its main characters are. The score is so colored and creative that … Read more