What was once a side-project born by the intention of spending more time together has led the Bros. Landreth to four albums, collaborations with Bonnie Raitt and their own music festival in Liberty Lake.
The Listening Room at Hamilton Studios was the site of Tuesday night’s presentation by Classics NW. In keeping with the spirit of enterprise and innovation that has increasingly characterized his programming, Music Director Zuill Bailey brought together styles and traditions that in times not long past would not have appeared in the same room, much less on the same program. The concert fell into two segments: in the first, Bailey, in his role as one of the world’s leading cellists, partnered with pianist Greg Presley in performing series of works of dazzling variety by Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Lucas Foss, Claude Debussy, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Nicolo Paganini. In the second segment, the stage was stormed by Time For Three, a high-voltage string trio made up of violinists Nick Kendall and Charles Yang and bassist Ranaan Meyer. Much of what they played and sang was improvised on the spot, some was based on compositions by members of the group or by contemporary composers, but none of it appeared on its surface to have anything whatever to do with the retinue that produced the music of the first segment.
BALTIMORE — Jazz icon Herbie Hancock remains exactly where he always has been — at the forefront of his field, observing, innovating and asking unnerving questions of himself and everyone he encounters. At 86, Hancock has been performing music and composing it for a very, very long time. Seventy-four years to be exact, if you count the former child prodigy’s debut playing piano with the ...
Three local venues are combining forces to put Spokane music, art and local businesses on full display while looking to create a place for community connection as well.
As Classics Northwest continues to evolve in its inaugural year, Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey will provide four performances in three days – saving fellow Grammy Award-winners Time for Three for last.
Stephen Wilson Jr. was once a scientist and a boxer, but the passing of his father became the catalyst for his breakout record “Son of Dad.” Although he never expected to make another album, his observations of blue collar America led to his next unannounced project.
Tackling academics at Gonzaga University while quickly becoming a staple of the Spokane scene may seem challenging, but local band Pancho has pulled it off.
LOS ANGELES — Huey Lewis shared just how much his relationship to music has changed in a recent podcast interview. "I'm basically deaf," the former lead singer of Huey Lewis and the News said in an episode of the "Inside of You" podcast released Tuesday. "My life has changed immeasurably. I can't hear music. Music is not part of my life anymore, which is a hard pill to swallow."
Before becoming one of the most consistent live bands in the Spokane scene, When She Dreams was a middle school talent show trio. A decade later, they are preparing their third album.
Grammy Award-winning trumpet player Chris Botti will perform a benefit concert for the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint as he continues to embark on the “24-year-long world tour” a younger version of himself could only dream of.
