Svend Asmussen, 100
Today is the 100th birthday of the great Danish violinist Svend Asmussen. Without going into the details of Asmussen’s long, varied and influential career, let us simply recognize him as one of the handful (or… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-02-28
Mavis Staples’ HBO doc hits relevant Civil Rights notes
“I’m not as frisky as I used to be but I feel like I am,” Mavis Staples speaks the truth with a grin and a twinkle in Mavis!, an endearingly upbeat bio doc premiering on… … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond JazzPublished 2016-02-28
Coming Soon: The Wild Tale of the Paneros
When a young Spanish director began making a film about a mad family of poets “during the waning days of the Franco dictatorship,” Aaron Shulman writes in the current issue of The Believer, it was… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-02-28 BalletBoyz® and Pacific Northwest Ballet
When a young Spanish director began making a film about a mad family of poets “during the waning days of the Franco dictatorship,” Aaron Shulman writes in the current issue of The Believer, it was… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-02-28 BalletBoyz® and Pacific Northwest Ballet
A company from London and one from Seattle visit NYC. Andrea Carruccio of BalletBoyz® aloft in Christopher Wheeldon’s Mesmerics. Photo: Yi-Chun Wu History often appears less as a straight line than a looping, occasionally tangling… … read more