New research suggests traditionally complex Western genres like jazz and classical music have become more simplified in ...

Getting to the Hollywood Bowl on a Saturday or a Sunday is one thing. Getting there on a Tuesday is quite another. Last night I battled the after work traffic on Highland Ave. to hear the Los Angeles ...

In early November, a trio of top-notch classically trained musicians took to the stage in front of a full house. With William Ransom accompanying on piano, tenor Timothy Miller and soprano Bethany ...

Musicians pay tribute to Corea-Burton-Ozone in Durango, Farmington Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How about ...

I found myself gravitating toward 1970’s soul for my selections, so I carry that theme through this episode of classic jazz ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

It would be a mistake to say that a classical/jazz hybrid was devoid of interest with its reliance on centuries-old scores. Au contraire. Promise rewards outside of the normal range of expectations.

Jazz and classical music, once seen as worlds apart, have shared a century-long love affair of mutual influence. From Gershwin’s groundbreaking ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ to the Third Stream movement, ...

Inside the tight limits of musical formality, fresh ideas seem to die like birds blundering against a window. Pleasant enough music can still be written within the old boundaries, but its most ...

You’re a classical composer living in Norway. That means you must exclusively like Edvard Grieg or something that sonically references a journey at sea. Well, in the case of Ola Gjeilo, that’s not ...

In early November, a trio of top-notch classically trained musicians took to the stage in front of a full house. With William Ransom accompanying on piano, tenor Timothy Miller and soprano Bethany ...