Dave Brubeck

The story of Latin jazz is told through great bandleaders, mostly Latin Americans or U.S.-born Latinos. But an important chapter includes vibraphonist Cal Tjader, a North American of Swedish heritage who could play with the best. Tjader, who died in...

BACH AND BRUBECK The Bach Choir of Bethlehem held a gala fundraising concert with the Dave Brubeck Quartet on Nov 1. The evening concert which benefitted the 110-year old choir began with a benefactors' dinner party for more than 100 guests at the...

Eva Ayllón, the soulful Peruvian singer who has interpreted her homeland's folkloric and popular rhythms for more than three decades, returns to South Florida this weekend. Ayllón brings a dynamic repertoire that includes romantic vals criollo of coastal...

THURSDAY OCT. 30 ART Artist Salon: Demonstrations by Peter Ambush. 7-9 p.m. Wired Gallery and Cafe, 520 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-317-8010. Opening Art Reception: Holiday Card exhibition, through Nov. 14. 6-8 p.m. Baum School of Art, 510 Linden St.,...

Dave Brubeck couldn't sleep. So he cued up a recording of the Italian Concerto in F Major for Solo Keyboard, his version of Bach's Lullaby. ''The problem was, I got so excited, so worked up, I woke up for good,'' says the jazz pianist, composer and...

Peter J. Levinson, a veteran music industry publicist who worked with some of the leading names of the big-band era and later wrote biographies of three of them, has died. He was 74. Levinson died Tuesday at his Malibu home of injuries suffered in a...

In 1953, Hugh Hefner was a young man in Chicago with an unimpressive résumé and big plans. He would start a men's magazine geared toward young urbanites such as himself, with lifestyle tips and racy pictures. He would call it "Stag Party." A legal...

I kind of grew up with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra," says Yo-Yo Ma, the exceedingly gifted and adventurous cellist who will be the featured artist in the BSO's season-launching gala Saturday. "So I'm very excited about doing the opening concert."...

What does Dave Brubeck do when those AARP notifications show up in his mail? At 87, you'd think he'd slow down a little. Ha, that's a good one. "I'm still doing what I've been doing all my life - working, composing, practicing and taking care of...

It was yet another perfect summer evening Friday, sunny and hot (as in hot jazz), as the big givers to the annual Litchfield Jazz Festival wined and dined pre-show at the oh-so-lush Winvian resort in Morris. "Usually the pre-show cocktail party is in a...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's that time again. The 20th annual Children's Circus of Middletown, created under the supervision of Oddfellows Playhouse, will take place Friday at 5 p.m. at Spencer School on Westfield Street. "Circus Out of This...

Every time my husband, Kevin, and I visit the Napa Valley, we leave with a newfound appreciation for the local arts: the art of wine making, the art of wine country cuisine, the art of wine-and-food pairing. With so many temptations, we've never put...