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MUSIC

MUSIC

For Jazz Maestro Matthew Shipp, the Cosmos Is the Place for Music 

The pianist tells it straight about avant-garde music, the Rothko Chapel, laying into André 3000, and championing a Constitutional right to hate on Donald Trump.

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VOICE CHOICE

The Gotobeds Hold a ‘Masterclass’

Pittsburgh’s best punk band comes roaring back for more.

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SOUND SELECTIONS

Transfixed by Sergiu Celibidache and brought to tears by Leontyne Price

The Best Gig I Ever Saw: The Powerhouse pianist Awadagin Pratt told us about two transporting performances.

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SOUND SELECTIONS

Leah Nawy was Cut Loose By Fiona Apple

The New York-based Taiwanese-American artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist tells us about her love for Apple’s “Fetch the Bolt Cutters.”

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SOUNDS OF THE CITY

Heart Triumphs at Radio City Music Hall

Despite setbacks, the Wilson sisters and opener Lucinda Williams display their rock ’n’ roll hearts.

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SOUNDS OF THE CITY

So Angry You Could … Sing?

Sing-alongs and drummers added another dimension to the “Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet” Midtown rally in NYC on April 19, a day of national protest.

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BOOKS

‘Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs’ Captures the Hardcore Excitement of the Influential Punk Rockers

Photographer Glen E. Friedman documented a band that disregarded racial stereotypes and changed the landscape of punk.

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History Bites

Fighting Fires: A 1989 Billy Joel Hit Would Include Cory Booker’s Stemwinder and Democracy Marchers Today

Led by a coalition of labor unions, veterans, and civil rights, LGBTQ+, and women’s rights orgs, this past weekend’s nationwide “Hands Off!” protests attracted millions.

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CULTURE

Saxophonist Darryl Yokley Channels ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Through the Lens of Contemporary Jazz

‘Un Mundo en Soledad’ is an ambitious reimagining of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s literary masterpiece, from a rising star in the jazz firmament.

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Tibet House benefit.

SOUNDS OF THE CITY

Rocking the House for Tibet House 

Once again, the annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall will feature a cross-section of major talent, honoring a culture — and a people — in danger.

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