ASPEN ” “Blue Notes,” Aspen Music Festival’s theme for this year, celebrates the mutual influences of jazz and classical music. This hits close to home for me, as these are my two favorite forms of ...
Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...
Taras Kutsenko and Alex Sino presented the classical-to-jazz crossover album Domus Solis for your GRAMMY consideration. Music supports global communications and surpasses limitations, and few genres ...
Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet ...
Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.
It’s awards season in the U.S., a time when performance artists of all genres are recognized for their contributions to the arts. Cal State Fullerton has a reason to celebrate this year as two current ...