Transformative Engagement
In Artcentric Engagement I discussed a kind of engagement in which an arts organization is attempting to bring people to it. As I said there, nothing is wrong with that; it’s simply not the goal … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-12-15
Bach at the Armory with gongs, noise-canceling headphones and deck chairs
Every concert should be like this. Bach’s Goldberg Variations was heard in a piece created by the famous performance artist Marina Abramovic that was a marriage made in…well, the … read more
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-12-15
Quality is job one
So the Declassified show at the National Symphony a week ago didn’t strike me as a success. Declassified, as I said in my last post, is a series that the orchestra and its parent … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2015-12-15
Monday Recommendation: Halie Loren
I know – I’m posting the Monday Recommendation on Tuesday. Some Mondays are like that. With a subdued manner and undercurrents of strong feeling, the Oregon singer ranges across … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-12-15
Branford Marsalis and Kurt Elling in New Orleans, ready for recording
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis’s quartet and singer Kurt Elling prepared for their upcoming recording in a … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2015-12-15
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