Razor & Tie's upcoming Occupy This Album—a four-disc set of music by, for, and inspired by Occupy Wall Street—kicks off with local folkie Matt Pless' spirited "Something's Got to Give." He's in...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The cover to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew. It was the first time I saw music—the feel of the sounds—represented in imagery that seemed...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Anais Nin, diaries. Her writing is so fluid and romantic but concise. She can compartmentalize different kinds of love and validate her...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
There are so many, but the ones that stick out in my mind are the following: hearing Charlie Parker's Verve Recordings; watching Spike Lee...
Tonight, saxophonist Carl Grubbs premieres the reinvention of his Inner Harbor Suite as a jazz/classical hybrid. He's added a string section led by BSO violist Peter Minkler, and the resulting band...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” made me aware of what was necessary to learn—scales, chords and rhythms—in order to perform jazz music at a...
When the alarm went off this morning, my wife rolled over and said, "That was an amazing play." We spent the next 15 minutes lying there talking about the production of The Brothers Size that we saw...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I watched Sharon-Jones perform when I was 19 years old, and it knocked me on my ass. I adore Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings! I could on...
The Gary Thomas-curated Jazz at the Hopkins Club series continues tonight with saxophonist Russell Kirk and his band, The Path, which includes Grammy-winning drummer Terry Lynne Carrington. Shows...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Verona Rag, a solo recording by Andrew Hill, and specifically the title track. How can one piano piece contain the universe? Somehow this...
