Music
Sidney Finkelstein: an appreciation of the great Marxist cultural critic
January 19, 2018The Marxist cultural critic Sidney Finkelstein lived in a suitcase in my mother’s closet.
Read moreSanta Monica honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., symphonically
January 16, 2018The Santa Monica Symphony continued its now several-years-long tradition of presenting a concert free and open to the public to honor the legacy of our nation’s most renowned spokesperson for civil and human rights, a Nobel...
Read moreThis week in history: Jazz musician Benny Goodman integrates Carnegie Hal
January 16, 2018Eighty years ago, on the night of January 16, 1938, music history was made in more than one way. Benny Goodman became the first jazz bandleader to perform at Carnegie Hall, and he led a racially...
Read moreJazz in Dominican Republic focuses on Brazil
November 20, 2017This year’s Dominican Republic Jazz Festival took the internationalization of jazz as its theme. Brazil was featured on this concert, ably represented by the Trio da Paz.
Read morePablo Milanés: His love song to Cuba hailed in the Dominican Republic
October 13, 2017Milanés, the great Cuban nueva trova composer and singer, performed to a large audience that nearly filled the beautiful seaside Juan Lockwood Amphitheater.
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