Welcome to … Where Are We?
Danish Dance Theatre comes to the Joyce Theater, October 13-16.
Help! I’ve been sucked into a nightmarish world known only to people who’ve seen too much dance. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-17
Inspiring talk
The talks at the important — and inspiring — DePauw School of Music Symposium — have started to stream.I gave the keynote, but that’s not as important to me as what others said. … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-10-17
Monday Recommendation: Sanders & Strosahl
Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl, Janus (Sunnyside)
Collaborators since their student days at the New England Conservatory nearly a decade ago, pianist Sanders and saxophonist Strosahl are dedicated to tradition and improvisation. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-17
A Sanders-Strosahl Followup
Nick Sanders and Logan Strosahl, now and then put up a video on their YouTube channel. Their recent album is the new Rifftides Monday Recommendation (see the previous post). Here is a standard song … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-17
Silent Bond
Unspoken romantic feelings. The absent, or undemonstrative, parent. Kitchen table tales of a like-minded ancestor. All of us have had deep connections to other human beings that are never expressed, yet hold a powerful influence over our thoughts and actions. … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2016-10-17
A good day’s work
I started writing newspaper and magazine profiles, mostly of musicians, some thirty-odd years ago. I only gave it up when my duties as a peripatetic drama critic grew too demanding. It wouldn’t be quite right to say that I regret having done so … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-10-17
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