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Songs of Whitman: jazz pianist Fred Hersch crowns a lifetime of achievement with Leaves of Grass, an evening-long composition based on the poetry of protoqueer
"I've been dogged by my musical choices," says jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch. "Yes, I chose to play Billy Strayhorn and Cole Porter, who were ......(Continue Reading) Music video forerunners in early television programming: a look at WCPO-TV's innovations and contributions in the 1950s
Introduction Around twenty years ago a buzz about a "new" and "innovative" art form crackled through the music industry. This form, music video, paired popular songs with seri...(Continue Reading)A jazz violin virtuosa: with a background as diverse as her sound, violinist Regina Carter makes history by taking listeners on a musical adventure, uniting
Regina Carter loves taking risks with her music. "I try to pull the rug from under my own feet," she says. "I always try to push myself." The classically ......(Continue Reading)The rich sounds of Latin jazz the early years
While the argument continues from all corners of the world, on what to actually call the sounds generated when you combine Latin rhythms with jazz, the fact still remains that Latin jazz is one of...(Continue Reading)Five alive: with her own new live album climbing the charts, jazz virtuoso Patricia Barber tells us about the live recordings she loves best
She's a bold and brilliant jazz pianist who also (in equal measure) sings, writes, and makes no bones about being gay. She took a couple of years off ......(Continue Reading)
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