The New York Times – Travel:
A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.
Category: Musical Instruments
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Joey DeFrancesco, Reigning King of the Jazz Organ, Dies at 51
The New York Times – Music:
A prodigy whose playing had drawn raves since he was a teenager, he helped bring the Hammond B3 back into the jazz lineup.
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The Pedal Steel Gets Its Resurrection
The New York Times – Music:
As the sound of country music has shifted, the emotive whir of its classic instrument has often been sidelined. The complicated antique has found new life in surprising forms.
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Girls Are Outnumbered in Jazz. At This Summer Camp, They Run the Show.
The New York Times – Music:
Jazz Camp for Girls, a four-day program in Denmark, has expanded to Finland, Poland and Sweden this year, giving young musicians a space to play music and build friendships.
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Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72
The New York Times – Music:
His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI.
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The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter
The New York Times – Music:
Steven Schick, a renowned figure in contemporary music, had nearly burned out as a performer. But a new recording project shows he’s hardly finished.
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Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Master of the Santoor, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Horn
The New York Times – Music:
Listen to music that shows off the golden, mellow sunshine of “the cello of the brass section.”
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Klaus Schulze, Pioneering Electronic Composer, Is Dead at 74
The New York Times – Music:
In a prolific career spanning five decades, he helped pave the way for ambient, techno and trance music.