The New York Times – Music:
Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.
Category: Musical Instruments
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Trinity Church’s New Organ in Manhattan Is Shaking the Pews
The New York Times – Music:
Trinity’s organ was destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks. At last, its replacement has been unveiled. Hear the sound of its 8,041 pipes.
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Hermeto Pascoal, Prolific Brazilian Composer, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, he rose from a childhood of rural privation to become a favorite of jazz musicians and audiences around the world.
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Jane Austen Loved Music. What Was on Her Playlist?
The New York Times – Music:
The novelist’s sheet music collection reveals new perspectives on her life and work.
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At Tanglewood, Making Classical Music Normal for Children
The New York Times – Music:
In recent years, Tanglewood has become visibly more welcoming to its youngest audiences. Just ask this critic’s three kids.
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Piano From Titanic’s Sister Ship, Olympic, Awaits an Audience
The New York Times – Music:
A gilt-trimmed upright Steinway piano commissioned in 1912 for the ocean liner Olympic is on dry land and ready to be heard again.
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Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Bass
The New York Times – Music:
Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz.
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Mike Pinder, Founding Keyboardist of the Moody Blues, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
His expertise on the electromechanical Mellotron helped define the band’s progressive sound in the 1960s and ’70s on albums like “Days of Future Passed.”