Nothing can compare to being held gently in his hands and told stories and sung to. The key to his world is WORDS and their importance, which also carries over into song lyrics. Not a false move or ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. This song from jazz singer Kurt Elling “has been captivating me since I ...

Ralph Towner has occasionally said that he considers himself less a musician than a sort of audio novelist. An album or concert might not tell a single strict narrative, exactly, but dynamic flow is ...

Many modern jazz fans consider the 1960s as the creative apogee of the music. The abundance of top-flight musicians, coupled with a near continuous stream of boundary breaking innovations, made for a ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. GRAMMY-winning bandleader, composer, arranger, and pianist Steven Feifke released ...