In my next “Sightings” column, to be published in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, I take a look at a freshly coined name for the “new eclecticism” of such contemporary musicians of polystylistic inclination as the Bad Plus, Theo Bleckmann, Julia Dollison, Adam Guettel, Osvaldo Golijov, Michael John LaChiusa, Nickel Creek, Luciana Souza, and Maria Schneider.
Might the phrase “shuffle play” be taking on broader cultural significance? To find out–maybe–pick up a copy of tomorrow’s Journal, where you’ll find my column in the “Pursuits” section.