Tag: Lara Downes
Rhapsody in Blue is 100
"Could Ellington and others have done this kind of work earlier if Gershwin hadn't done it? Maybe. But if they wanted to go that direction, they would have done it regardless of what Gershwin did."
New In Music This Week: February 2nd
"To the Surface," the first album by Lawrence Fields tops this week's list
Best Bets: February 19th – February 21st
Fourteen options to enjoy culture at home this weekend lead by a new work by Tyshawn Sorey
Celebrating John Williams: The Maestro of the Movies
Thoughts on John Williams from others in the performing arts
“For Lenny” From Pianist Lara Downes
"He was so fluid in his music making long before anyone else was. He laid a lot of groundwork for any of us playing with that fluidity."