Complex playing made beautifully simple: Julian Lage at the Rex Benjamin Sorensen October 1, 2015 0 Comments This Wednesday, the guitarist Julian Lage played an intimate parlor show at the Hotel Rex in San Francisco, indulging an audience of some fifty music lovers with a median age of about 65 (I was an... Read More »
Musical giants Corea and Fleck keep audience on their toes Serena Wong September 23, 2015 0 Comments Eight years ago, pianist Chick Corea and banjo player Bela Fleck collaborated to create “The Enchantment,” an album of works for piano and banjo. On Friday night in Bing Concert Hall, the... Read More »
Punch Brothers move forward, and away from tradition Benjamin Sorensen February 18, 2015 0 Comments Like everything from Punch Brothers, their new album, “The Phosphorescent Blues,” is ambitious. The string ensemble’s fourth full-length studio effort showcases a wide range of styles and... Read More »