Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

I spent the weekend reading Tim Lawrence’s forthcoming Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 (Duke University Press). Blending oral history, rare photos, sordid ...

Musicians pay tribute to Corea-Burton-Ozone in Durango, Farmington Classical music lovers, meet cool jazz. How about jazz fans listening to the likes of Maurice Ravel or Samuel Barber? How about ...

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

From a choral pilgrimage, to Europe’s oldest music festival, our expert selects the hottest tickets Ivan Hewett is The ...

I suck at Top 10 lists. While I do devour huge helpings of live and recorded music, I can’t hear everything, so compiling the best classical, jazz, and avant performances of last year would be a ...