Jazz/Blues
Genius Pianist Vijay Iyer and Trio Making Jazz at Lincoln Center Debut in the Allen Room
Dylanology: Coen Brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Revives Interest in Dave Van Ronk, the Real Mayor of MacDougal Street
Yesterday, Classicalite published my piece on the importance of staying relevant in our ever-changing world. As such thinking is wont to do, it met with a bit of criticism. Occasionally, yes, music and culture that begins outside the mainstream wedges a foot in the popular door--only to rip the damn thing off its hinges. Quickies: Katherine Jenkins' Dirty Blonde, New Miles Davis Fillmore Box, Caramoor Sets Lineup, Afrikaner Dance Musiek, Most Reverberant Space
Re-signing with her first record label Decca (i.e. Universal Music Group's classical contingent), Welsh songbird Kath Jenkins has gone back to her roots--literally.
