Juilliard String Quartet, Beethoven – Davidovsky – Bartók Review Connect with Juilliard String Quartet: Facebook Our great American society is all about brand recognition, from our soft drinks to our clothing and even people’s names. At the core of establishing a brand is equating a name that is synonymous with an experience and emotions. In … Read more
Joyce Kwon, Dream of Home Review Connect with Joyce Kwon: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Joyce Kwon is a Korean-born, American-raised singer-songwriter, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, classically trained composer and zither player based in Los Angeles. As a young child in America, Kwon struggled for acceptance, she was accepted to the arts high school in Los … Read more
Hilary Hahn plays Bach: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Partita No. 1 Connect with Hilary Hahn: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Violist Hilary Hahn is a three-time Grammy Award-winner. Hahn is celebrated for her ability to convey a wide range of musical styles with musicality and her beautiful warm passionate tone. Hahn has released … Read more
Colter Wall Songs of the Plains Vocalist Colter Wall is blessed with a rich baritone voice that has all the qualities of Americana and Country rolled up into one robust sound. Wall spent two years of relentless touring, and for his second album, he wanted to make it about home. Wall was inspired by the … Read more
John Scofield is celebrating his sixty-sixth birthday with a new album titled, Combo 66. The Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist, band leader and composer is joined by long-time drummer Bill Stewart, bassist Vincente Archer and pianist/organist Gerald Clayton. The band combines jazz with genre-defying elements, as they explore ten original Scofield tracks. Scofield’s unique sound blends … Read more
The master Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is back with another outstanding release titled, Chopin Ballades & Nocturnes. At the beginning of this year we reviewed his album Sibelius (click here to read the review), which was full of Andsnes’ powerful insight, commanding technique and musical interpretations of the composer’s piano works. Now Andsnes plays … Read more
Vocalist Jordan Smith is from Harlan, KY and the winner of Season nine of NBC’s The Voice. Smith’s debut album, Something Beautiful (2016) debuted at No. 2 in sales in the iTunes Store, and took the top spot on March 22. For Smith’s third studio album, Only Love on Republic Records, he brings his powerful … Read more
Cello master and visionary Yo-Yo Ma has released his third and final recording of the Cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach, titled Six Evolutions – Bach: Cello Suites on Sony Classical. Ma’s passion for the music can be heard on each of the thirty-six tracks that span two compact discs. Ma’s rich cello sonority and … Read more
Matt Williams is a young emerging country artist bursting onto the scene. He began his music exploration through his grandfather, who had a gospel group and at 3 years old he began to sing. Williams grew up in Coffee Springs a community right outside Geneva, Alabama on a chicken farm, a small town with hometown … Read more
Acoustic and electric bassist musician extraordinaire Brian Bromberg is back and playing funkier than ever. Bromberg’s sounds are diverse and always in the pocket and with his album titled Thicker Than Water, the bassist is again displaying his tremendous talent on both electric and acoustic bass. On this project Bromberg explores the electric bass and … Read more