Weekend Extra: Barry Altschul
Eleven days into his 74th year, Barry Altschul is not resting on his laurels—or anything else. The drummer made his first big impression with Paul Bley’s trio in 1964 and went on to work with… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-17
With Bicycle: Nightmares and Dreams
Flann O’Brien wrote a comic novel. Kurt Wold made a performance piece. Bicycles figure in both. Not everybody knows how I killed old Phillip Mathers, smashing his jaw in with my spade; but first it… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-01-17
A Dance Morsel
Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham bring their Morphia Seriesto the Coil Festival. Helen Herbertson in Morphia Series. Photo: Rachelle Roberts Sometimes what surrounds a performance affects your experience of it. My experience of Helen… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-01-16
Classical Music in an Age of Pop
Course blog post My spring semester Juilliard course has started — Classical Music in an Age of Pop, about the future of classical music. We ovAnd, wow…this is the 20th year I’ve taught it.… … read more
AJBlog: SandowPublished 2016-01-15
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