Keane singer Tom Chaplin bares his emotions and confronts his demons on "The Wave," a solo debut with soaring vocals vulnerable and victorious. Chaplin is honestly blunt in describing lapses and...

Texas guitar hero Eric Johnson concentrates on piano, acoustic guitar and intimate ballads on "EJ," a quieter effort with oscillating results. Covering Jimi Hendrix, Les Paul and Simon &...

Among his many attributes, David Bromberg is a generous bandleader, and so the first guitar solo on his latest album is performed by sideman Mark Cosgrove. It's a doozy fittingly punctuated by a...

Charlie Rich had hits and was called a "musician's musician," but his career never sustained the heights his superior songwriting, dexterous piano playing and honest singing deserved. "Feel Like...

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Woody Allen brings his comedic touch and sense of movie history to Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" in this video recorded last fall during live performances by the Los Angeles Opera at Dorothy Chandler...

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Why mess with success? Pop-jazz trumpeter Herb Alpert has sold records by the truckload since the 1960s, and if his easy-listening style has become a byword for elevator music, that doesn't make...

When tightrope walker Philippe Petit was asked why he did what he did, he replied curtly: "Why - there is no why." Rachael Yamagata was floored by his answer, which led the critically-acclaimed...

The Honorary Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Malta in association with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Rome is organizing a Czech Cultural Week held in Malta between 17thand 21st...