Sam Rivers' trio with Dave Holland and Barry Altschul (not pictured) recently released its 2007 reunion show on CD. Ken Weiss/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Music Reviews
Crazy Horse doesn't just redeem Neil Young's mawkish moments — it transforms them. From left, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro, Neil Young and Billy Talbot are Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Julie Gardner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For violinist Gidon Kremer's new album, he commissioned 11 composers to rework and build on keyboard music by J.S. Bach. Courtesy of ECM records hide caption
Saxophonist Art Pepper called George Cables his favorite pianist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, both country stars in their own right, recently released the collaborative album Wreck and Ruin. Helen Clemens/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, founded and directed by Brad Wells (left). Stephen Spinelli/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
No figure in the history of rock 'n' roll is more incongruous than Big Joe Turner. Heinrich Klaffs/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
On Matane Malit, the Elina Duni Quartet lays expansive instrumentation over traditional Albanian folk melodies. Blerta Kambo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Gary Clark Jr.'s Blak and Blu is an eclectic romp through the blues. Frank Maddocks hide caption
Gary Clark Jr.: A Raucous Blues Shout
Fresh Air
K'Naan's new album is titled Country, God or the Girl. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen's award-winning Violin Concerto receives its debut recording. Mat Hennek/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
Violin Concerto [1. Mirage]
The Budapest String Quartet in 1919. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Roxy Music's eight studio albums are now collected in one box set, titled The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982. Keystone/Hulton Archive hide caption
For Ron Miles, the better he knows how a tune works, the less he has to play to put it across. John Spiral hide caption
Sing the Delta is Iris DeMent's first album of new songs in 16 years. Courtesy of the artist hide caption