WILL FRIEDWALD
Mr. Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for The New York Sun and…
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Trinidad’s Top Jazzman, Etienne Charles, Delivers More of His Bright, Breezy Magic
His new album, ‘Creole Orchestra,’ is a marvelous amalgam of sounds and approaches from all over the Caribbean, North America, and the many lands of the African diaspora.
New Release Collects Works of a Man Who Could Have Been the First Jazz Star, Ford Dabney
As the director of one of the most popular African-American dance orchestras of the World War I era, Ford Dabney was prominent as both a songwriter and a recording artist.
‘This Rock We’re On’ Aims To Capture Entirety of the Natural World on an Album
The music reflects the planet: You hear forests, deserts, mountains, valleys, rivers, and oceans, and the text is directly inspired by six thought leaders in the ecology movement.
Even Under New Leadership, Jazz in July Is a Fixture of Summer
Aaron Diehl launches his first week as artistic director with an all-star show featuring six heavyweight keyboardists, including himself, and a recital by the remarkable Isaiah J. Thompson.
The Greasy Chicken Orchestra and the Microscopic Septet Prove That Jazz Is Alive and Well
The leader of the Sydney-based Greasy Chicken Orchestra, saxophonist and composer Philip Johnston, is doubtlessly most famous for serving as co-leader of the Microscopic Septet.
There’s No Mistaking That the ‘Water for Elephants’ Cast Album Is From PigPen Theater Co.
The collective of composers and musicians, which could be described either as a modern folk band or a team of musical theater creators, has produced at least six major works so far.
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