Jazz/Blues
Ethno-Dylanology: Alain Weber's 'From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan' Takes the Greater Measure of Dylan Hits to the Global Counter
WATCH: Trailer for Alan Roth's New York Art Quartet Doc 'The Breath Courses Through Us,' Screens at Anthology Film Archives May 18
"Unfolding in free time," says Alan Roth about his documentary on famed avant-garde all-stars The New York Art Quartet. The New York City premiere will be held Sunday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Jonas Mekas' Anthology Film Archives on Second Avenue. How Did Child Singers Angelina Jordan, Amira Willighagen, Jackie Evancho Learn to Sing Like Adults? By Studying at "YouTube University"
Before YouTube, it was unlikely that a nine-year-old would teach herself to sing opera, or a young Norwegian girl would learn to croon a jazz standard like Billie Holiday. But YouTube has become a repository for music of all styles and ethnicities, giving everyone an instant listening library at their fingertips. You might want to call it "YouTube University."