Few forms of music and dance embody raw emotion as exquisitely as flamenco. This formidable and quintessentially Spanish art form fuses elements from Jewish, Arab, and Roma cultures and distills the essence of grief, tragedy, fear, and joy into every note, gesture, and stomp. Hosted principally by the Instituto Cervantes, the first half of the […]
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Angel Marcloid of Fire-Toolz on the voyages of a digital native
Current musical obsessions of Resonance Series cocurator Ben Baker Billington, Angel Marcloid of Fire-Toolz, and the Reader’s Luca Cimarusti
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World premiere: A preview of John Patitucci’s new guitar-driven album Brooklyn
The veteran bassist brings his new quartet to Evanston on Tuesday, May 19.
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You have no excuse to give anyone a holiday album
Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco
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Mining musical riches from Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette
Two new multidisc sets examine fragments in the musical visions of Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette.