New York Classical Review

Parlando explores jazz influences in classical music with mixed success

Much of that was due to the material: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 by Shostakovich; Nikolai Kapustin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 ...
Orange County Register

CSUF freshman gets gold in classical, jazz piano at China competition

When Cal State Fullerton music professors Bill Cunliffe and Rob Watson were looking for a student to send to a piano competition in China, they both thought of freshman Mathew Yang. The 18-year-old is ...
KPBS

5 classical and jazz concert picks in San Diego this spring

An entire week of jazz piano music descends upon the La Jolla Music Society to celebrate Jazz History Month, including panel discussions, a master class, concerts, free shows and more. It kicks off ...
PBS

How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently

Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session. Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session. Adam comes from a jazz and rock background, ...
The Arts Desk

Classical CDs: Rediscovered orchestral jazz, natural trumpets and non-seasonal chamber music

Chicago’s Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) is remembered chiefly as a prolific composer of sacred scores, a Pullitzer-Prize winning composer famous for church cantatas, organ solos and songs. A self-taught ...
The New York Times

A Composer Shows the Way to Give Classical Music Swing

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Interest has been building in the works of Nikolai Kapustin, who wrote in classical styles, with a jazzy spin. By Seth Colter Walls ...