In response to Eddie Dean’s review of Ben Yagoda’s “The B-Side” (“After the Hit Parade Had Gone,” Books, Jan. 31), the 1950s and early ’60s may have been a graveyard for composers of “sophisticated ...

InterHarmony® Concert Series returns to Carnegie Hall on January 23 with Songs Without Words, featuring cellist Misha Quint and pianist Alexei Volodin. Two virtuosos reunite for a concert framed ...

Roy Hargrove has spent the past few years concentrating so much on his funk band, The RH Factor, that many fans had begun to wonder whether he'd abandoned jazz altogether. Nothing Serious is ...

Bob Dylan, one of the greatest American songwriters, built his career and public persona around mystery. Despite recording dozens of iconic songs, redefining rock music, and winning the Nobel Prize in ...

A youthful quartet led by German pianist Florian Hoefner offers a modern jazz effort that is by no means a game-changer, yet boasts a diverse track mix. Now residing in New York, Hoefner is a two-time ...

Pianist Jeremy Denk plays two of Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words": Op. 38, No. 2 in C minor and the "Spinning Song," Op. 67, No. 4 in C major. He gave the performance in NPR's Studio 4A. 5:00 ...