Tag: Vijay Iyer
New In Music This Week: February 9th
Seven albums to listen to before, after or instead of the Big Game
Linda May Han Oh Has Faith We Can Do Better
"I use music for a lot of different things. I want to bring something beautiful into the world. I also wanted to use it to question things."
Bo23: Kamasi Washington Collaborates With His Hero
"The greatest music needs to be fearless. Ultimately you have to have faith in the music and that it will lead you to where it should be."
Christian Sands Celebrates Jazz Old and New
"When you're dealing with these amazing artists on stage who have these different ways of expression, really the music can go anywhere."
Billy Childs Writes Music That Heals
"My answer to that is to keep writing music that I think is important. I think there's an element of people when they hear the truth, they respond to it"
Top Ten Best Bets: June 18th – June 21st
Leading this week's list are two concerts by jazz sensation Jazzmeia Horn
Opera’s Isabel Leonard Directs Her Future
"My hope was always to bring an experience to the audience. To spend a period of time experiencing something they may have never experienced. That's all I've wanted."
System of a LeRoy Downs
"I don't want to know the path, I need to find it. Anyone who wants to come along on that journey, I think they'll be very rewarded."
Best Bets: April 9th – April 12th
Twenty-three options for performing arts fans to enjoy this weekend