Music
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World
‘No Excuses Anymore’ for Gender Inequality in Classical Music
In Vienna, a series of concerts and summits will highlight women and nonbinary composers, as well as the dominance of…
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World
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz
The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50…
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Arts
At This School, the Students Live Entirely for Music
James Estrin/The New York Times Students, some barely adolescent and some well into adulthood, come from all over the world…
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Arts
At This School, the Students Live Entirely for Music
James Estrin/The New York Times Students, some barely adolescent and some well into adulthood, come from all over the world…
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Arts
Adventures in Space and Time With Stockhausen
An elliptical halo of thin, concentrated light floated in the capacious drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory on a…
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Arts
A Celebration of Frank London’s Music Will Be Missing One Thing: Him
The trumpeter, composer and bandleader who helped revitalize klezmer is battling cancer. But his work hasn’t slowed, and his longtime…
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Arts
Excavating Jerry Garcia’s Crucial Bluegrass Roots
In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime…
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Arts
Carin León Is Bringing Música Mexicana and Country Ever Closer
“There are no limits for music,” the Mexican singer-songwriter said. “There’s just good music and bad music.”
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Politics
‘Artificial Intelligence’? No, Collective Intelligence.
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ A.I.-generated art has flooded the internet, and a lot of it is derivative, even…
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Politics
Why Do People Make Music?
Music baffled Charles Darwin. Mankind’s ability to produce and enjoy melodies, he wrote in 1874, “must be ranked amongst the…