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Interviews

Lafayette Gilchrist couldn’t figure out how to sound like other pianists. So he embraced his own style.

Lafayette Gilchrist was 17 years old when he touched a piano for the first time. He now realizes that...

July 24, 2019 0

Interviews

Visions of unity and change: Meditating on the AACM with Steve and Iqua Colson

Steve and Iqua Colson perform this Sunday at Bohemian Caverns, as part of Transparent Productions’ Sundays at 7 at...

June 4, 2014 0

Myra Melford on solo piano explorations, ignoring boundaries and finding ‘what’s next’

The pianist Myra Melford has an ear for a wide range of influences, and a deliberate touch developed through...

March 13, 2014 0

Live review | Brad Mehldau: Taking the library to school

by John Cook Brad Mehldau The Library of Congress Mar. 1, 2011 Well, where to begin? Brad Mehldau gave...

March 8, 2011 3

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