The names of Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff do not necessarily conjure images and sounds of jazz in one's mind, that is until one has listened to recordings by ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...

In the Columbus classical music scene, the coming season promises a bounty of beautiful music: Returning to a full slate of subscription concerts, the Columbus Symphony and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra ...

Jazz or Classical—who gets more respect, more funding, and more prestige? In this passionate rant, we break down the long-standing divide between classical purists and jazz innovators. Why is one seen ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

“Musicians like Mozart and Beethoven could make up an extended riff at the drop of a hat,” said Darrell Grant in a phone call from his office at Portland State University, where he is the professor of ...

Update: Quatuor Diotima’s concerts have been canceled at the University of Chicago and may be rescheduled for fall 2022, according to presenters. Is it high hopes for the fall? Or just high blood ...

They say that jazz is best as a cool, late-night experience, and classical concerts are often a nighttime affair. But don’t let that notion get in the way of enjoying the season where both genres hang ...