Grammy-nominated, poetry-loving pianist in town next Thursday.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. I was blown away by his breath of humanity, American/Buddhist philosophy, and ecumenical outlook. Also,...
Winner of 2013 JJA Award
The Jazz Journalists Association has named Baltimore's Craig Alston as one of its 2013 "Jazz Heroes," JJA cited Alston and 25 other "activists, advocates, altruists, and aiders and abettors of jazz"...
Innovative saxophonist plays two area shows this week.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The pivotal moment for me musically was an all-night concert just outside of Bangalore in 1994. I was in India performing at the...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The music of Charlie Parker changed my life. I was first introduced to Charlie Parker's music through a good friend of mine, Warren Wolf....
The results of the 2012 Rhapsody Jazz Critics' Poll were announced today, and Devin Gray's debut disc, Dirigo Rataplan, came in at #3 in the "Best Debut Album" category. A drummer and Peabody...
My favorite concerts this year all happened outside the local club scene—three were at schools and one was at an arena. Two of the school concerts were associated with OrchKids, the BSO-sponsored...
Tomorrow, there's plenty of great music on tap. Howard Markman and his all-star band Palookaville (featuring keyboardist Glenn Workman, drummer Jim Hannah, and bassist Chas Marsh) play An die Musik...
There’s lots of great theater this weekend. Heroes opens at Everyman, and it will be last production at the theater’s Charles Street location before its January move to more spacious digs on the...
The Baltimore Book Festival continues this evening with a "Baltimore Bred" panel (at 5 pm, with "Best Of Baltimore" winner Natalie Standiford and others), music by Junkyard Saints (5 pm), and a...
All creative communities need infrastructure improvements and new venues that look to the future, and yesterday, UMBC gave the local arts community another boost by opening its new Performing Arts...
