Ukranian pianist Vadym Kholodenko claims Cliburn competition's first prize
FORT WORTH — After a grueling two-plus weeks of multiple piano recitals, piano concertos and chamber music performances, winners of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition were announced...
View ArticleUkrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko claims Cliburn competition's first prize
FORT WORTH — After a grueling two-plus weeks of multiple piano recitals, piano concertos and chamber music performances, winners of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition were announced...
View Article>Tlingit lullabies mix with jazz
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Tlingit lullabies mingling with top tier jazz music? Most definitely. It's intriguing, poetic and approachable: the second annual Native Jazz Workshop will be held in Sitka the...
View ArticleTlingit lullabies mix with jazz
Tlingit lullabies mingling with top tier jazz music? Most definitely. It's intriguing, poetic and approachable: the second annual Native Jazz Workshop will be held in Sitka the third week in July and...
View ArticleReview: At the Ojai festival, an erratic dance with the West's composers
OJAI— — Reputed to court mavericks, the Ojai Music Festival doesn't always extend a very large welcome mat. But this offbeat weekend, the mat was massive.Attention was drawn to supposedly kooky and...
View ArticleUkrainian pianist wins Cliburn gold
Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — , the 26-year-old Ukrainian pianist who donned a white bow tie and brought a Bass Hall audience after his Prokofiev concerto two days ago, took the gold medal in the...
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Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — , the 26-year-old Ukrainian pianist who donned a white bow tie and brought a Bass Hall audience after his Prokofiev concerto two days ago, took the gold medal in the...
View ArticleCliburn jury takes questions from the public
Ten Cliburn jurors chose to face the music on Saturday morning. As part of a public forum held at the Maddox-Muse building next to Bass Hall, the jurors fielded questions from the public on a variety...
View ArticleChristian Zacharias interview: 'Bach? Too boring! Chopin? So corny …'
Artistic fame can blossom in unexpected places. Who would have predicted that the English comedian Norman Wisdom would find his most loyal audience in hermetically sealed Communist Albania? Christian...
View ArticleCliburn Competition: Saturday night was third of four Final programs
FORT WORTH — Saturday marked the third of four days in the Final Round of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. During this round, at Bass Performance Hall, each of six finalists is playing...
View ArticleCliburn Competition: Winners announced, last performances reviewed
FORT WORTH — After a grueling two-plus weeks of multiple piano recitals, piano concertos and chamber music performances, winners of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition were announced...
View Article2013 DC Jazz Festival, Day 5 recap; what to see on days 7 and 8 (Photos)
For additional schedule information, got to http://dcjazzfest.org There’s something quite special about hearing Roy Hargrove end his shows with Sam Cooke’s “Bring it on Home to Me.” In Hargrove’s...
View ArticleCliburn winner Vadym Kholodenko owes his piano success to his mother
FORT WORTH, Texas - As young child growing up in Ukraine, Vadym Kholodenko wasn't interested in the piano. "I did not pay attention to the piano," Kholodenko said of the musical instrument that sat in...
View ArticleBandana Missing From Bass Awards 2013 Nominations+Full Nomination List
The final nominations list for the first annual BASS Awards has been released by the organizer of the Awards. Preceding the release of the nominations, the Awards committee headed by Daddy Bosco had...
View ArticleEveryday People: Erica Falls
Born and raised in the Upper Ninth Ward (“Mmm, I love my neighborhood...”), Erica grew up singing in the church choir and learned to play the piano and violin at a young age. She compares herself to...
View ArticleEinar Scheving: Land Mins Fodur
By ALEX FRANQUELLI, Alex Franquelli Follow Alex along with 1 other members Freelance journalist and work in progress Recent articles (4 total) Einar Scheving: Land Mins Fodur Untitled #28 Viljans Oga...
View ArticleLocal Natives woos Stage AE crowd with skill, meaningful lyrics
Beneath red and blue lights at Stage AE, Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives traded his keyboards and drum for a guitar. He began to sing "Colombia." Punctuated with chanting references to his late mother,...
View ArticleThe Rosenthals: I'll Fly Away (2013)
By DAN BILAWSKY, Dan Bilawsky Senior Contributor since 2010 Jazz fan, music educator and writer. Recent articles (591 total) I'll Fly Away Ellingtonian Intimacy: Dukish Duos Intuition The Listener...
View ArticleNoah Preminger: Haymaker (2013)
By HRAYR ATTARIAN, Hrayr Attarian CD/DVD Reviewer since 2006 Hrayr is the armchair jazz listener par exellence. Recent articles (176 total) Clarity Crossing the Passes Clockhead Goes to Camp Melba!...
View ArticleJean Bach dies at 94; produced jazz documentary
On Aug. 12, 1958, in front of a brownstone in Harlem, 57 musicians gathered for a group photograph. It was perhaps the greatest collection of jazz talent ever assembled in one place. Photographer Art...
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