Normally lumped into the 'miscellaneous instruments' category of jazz awards, the cello has been something of a bit player in the colorful history of jazz. That said, today there are arguably more ...

"The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful." —Pablo Casals The quotes above, both by cellists, suggest the very warm ...

We are floating on bodies of sound. They move freely, obscuring borderlines between categories that once loomed like separate land masses: jazz and chamber music; acoustic and electric ensembles; ...

In the last six months, I have learned to admire the lives of others. This is odd because I do not belong; I am a feather floating around. Yet these profiles I am writing of EcoVillagers are a ...

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While cellist Jacob Szekely embraces his instrument as the lead voice in nontraditional settings, he’s consciously avoided the gimmickry often associated with such efforts. He doesn’t do anything as ...

Wadud, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, organist Joey DeFrancesco, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, trumpeter Jaimie Branch and saxophonist Ronnie Cuber are among the notable musicians who died in 2022.

Dirty Cello performs pieces from Gershwin to Guns N’ Roses to appeal to a wide audience. “We’re going to be playing high energy originals and do everything from Led Zeppelin (songs) that I don’t think ...

A family relic passed down to a youngster. A trip to a special event. It’s impossible to know the impact of such simple gestures. Hank Roberts’ future was shaped by two opportunities he received ...