To many, composed music ... jazz compositions practically devoid of improvisation. But the real challenge comes when a composer integrates improvisation into a piece. When playing orchestral ...

"Laufey: A Night at the Symphony" will bring the Icelandic multi-hyphenate to The Cleveland Orchestra's summer home at ...

As an active composer/arranger, ... Billy Childs, one of the most critically acclaimed pianists in modern jazz, is in high demand as a modern classical composer. He has played and composed music ...

He eventually went on to premier several works by notable Cuban composers with the same orchestra. Additionally ... With its explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classical and traditional Cuban music ...

"We appreciate Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra for 13 years of music," Matthaes said in a statement. "We understand this change is disappointing for many, and we wish the band continued ...

Being an innovator can often mean traveling a lonely road. Singer/songwriter Laufey knows that better than most. The ...

Byron Stripling wants to show people that classical isn’t stuffy.

While she comes from a classical-music family and ... of audiences who love orchestra arrangements and earned the plaudits of older artists who have also blended jazz and pop, like Norah Jones ...