Category: music

The Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition gives a pretty good indication of the current direction of jazz. – The New York Times

At Britain’s biggest classical music party, a young Russian pianist steps up with the greats. – The Times (UK)

– in a New York City cab last weekend. But he had his receipt for the ride and was able to track down the cabbie and get it back. – MSNBC (Reuters)

547 selections by 479 artists: Sony releases 26-disk set it describes as the “The Most Comprehensive Collection of Popular Music Ever Assembled.” All for $349. – Los Angeles Times

– the shifting balance between government and private support for the arts in Canada. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)

– to have his voice recorded on Edison’s recording device. He also plays piano. Hear it here and read all about it.

A new crop of drummers has changed the essence and structure of making jazz. You never know what to expect, writes Ben Ratliff. – The New York Times

English violinist Nigel Kennedy’s hair looked “as if borrowed from some sorry overcoiffed dog whose breed hails from remote mountainous regions of central Asia,” and his concert garb was no less bizarre this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center. Enough, writes Philip Kennicott. Appearances do count. – The Washington Post

The best art enlarges your life and changes you, writes Richard Dyer. Peter Lieberson’s new orchestral score for the Boston Symphony is such a work. – The Boston Globe