Live musical performances are usually freer than those recorded in studios, for reasons having to do with the peculiar psychology of many performing artists. In public, where what’s played is what’s ...

The release of alternate takes has special significance in jazz, for obvious reasons. Even though no performance of composed music is precisely repeatable—and loving classical music implies being ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The dead can speak—and move—thanks to David Gerlach and his new PBS Digital Series, Blank on Blank. It’s hard to imagine in these times of oversharing, but most celebrity ...

It was 50 years ago this week that jazz icon John Coltrane died of liver cancer on July 17, 1967. He was just 40 years old. If you're a jazz fan, chances are you know his music. But how much do you ...