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Jazz photographer captured drummer Robert Henderson, and sales of the picture benefit the artist. (Photo by Anthony Dean.)

Philly’s jazz community is still playing, and lifting each other up, in the pandemic

COVID-19 won’t cancel Jazz Appreciation Month

Local musicians had their calendars wiped clean as the COVID-19 pandemic descended. But they’re streaming and supporting each other. Suzanne Cloud stays connected so you can, too.

Suzanne Cloud

Mar 31, 2020 Articles 5 minute read

An album that absorbs you. (Image courtesy of No Rent Records.)

Philly's No Rent Records presents new albums from Kyle Press and Boy Dirt Car

DIY music for the home and the heart

Quarantined at home but craving the one-of-a-kind music of Philadelphia’s illustrious DIY scene? Aaron Pond is, too, with Kyle Press’s ‘Overtones, Drones, and Saxophones’ and Boy Dirt Car’s ‘Venice Beach.’

Aaron Pond

Mar 23, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

Be ready to meet homegrown piano star Orrin Evans, whenever he’s back in town. (Photo by Salvatore Corso.)

Your Philly guide to reclaiming Jazz Month in the age of social distancing

Singing the coronavirus blues

Suzanne Cloud sings the blues about the sounds of silence in the city, just as we were looking forward to all the Philly concerts for Jazz Month in April. But there’s hope for homebound jazz lovers—and neophytes who want in on the fun.

Suzanne Cloud

Mar 16, 2020 Articles 4 minute read

It's not Verizon Hall, but there are benefits to this. (Photo by Alaina Johns.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a live-stream of Beethoven’s 5th and 6th

Orchestra for one, your stream is ready

The COVID-19 pandemic and Mayor Kenney’s prohibition of large gatherings forced the Philadelphia Orchestra to live-stream a Beethoven concert from an empty Verizon Hall. Cameron Kelsall reflects on catching the concert from home and the effect of social distancing on the performing arts.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 16, 2020 Articles 5 minute read

Frank: Fully recovered. (Photo: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.)

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Pamela Frank

What the PCMS audience knows

On Super Tuesday night, violinist Pamela Frank and pianist Stephen Prutsman reminded their Perelman audience what’s really important. Dan Rottenberg reviews.

Dan Rottenberg

Mar 04, 2020 Articles 2 minute read

A new score for ‘Faust’ fails to characterize sexual coercion as the evil it is. (Image via Wikimedia Commons.)

Not So Silent Cinema and the Bismuth Quartet present Murnau’s ‘Faust’

Fresh eyes on 'Faust'

Mephisto’s battle for a good man’s soul still compels today, but a new Not So Silent Cinema score for Murnau’s ‘Faust,’ by Brendan Cooney and members of the Bismuth Quartet, highlights an enduring trauma. Aaron Pond reviews.

Aaron Pond

Mar 03, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

Conductor Edward Gardner may not be well-known in the US, but his visit to the Philadelphia Orchestra proved it’s time to take note. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents organist Paul Jacobs

Pulling out the stops

Organ virtuoso Paul Jacobs returned to the Philadelphia Orchestra with Michael Daugherty’s ‘Once Upon a Castle,’ an exhilarating symphonie concertante written especially for him. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 03, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

An unforeseen pastiche: The Crossing’s ‘Knee Plays’ ensemble. (Photo by John C Hawthorne.)

#GLASSFEST and The Crossing present Donald Nally’s ‘Knee Plays’

Maximal minimalists

The Crossing mixes it up to kick off #GLASSFEST, with the premiere of ‘Knee Plays,’ drawn from the music of Philip Glass and David Byrne. Gail Obenreder reviews.