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Svetlana came from Russia to America as a kid. She spoke little or no English. She learned some of the language seeing movies. Growing up in Moscow,…

The Holy Trinity of Afro-Cuban bass consists of two Cubans, Israel “Cachao” López and Bobby Rodríguez, and one Nuyorican, Andy González.Last week,…

Hector partner Damon Rich is one of the 24 people to be awarded a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship, a "no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and…

With the looming federal government shutdown over immigration policies, the Trump administration ending low-level temporary work visas for Haitians, and…

In my office there hangs a postcard-sized photograph of Sonny Rollins — captured, I'm sure, in the midst of the umpteenth amazing chorus of some standard…

As we savor the season, WBGO looks back to a session from 2013, when the Ted Rosenthal Trio came in to share music from a new holiday album.Rosenthal…

WBGO film critic Harlan Jacobson has just returned from the 71st Cannes Film. It’s the highest platform for film art on Planet Earth. One of the films he…

Guitarist Randy Napolean makes a scene clean. How? With no nonsense, melodic lines that speak a look over the shoulder and a push ahead.The guitarist, who…

Michael Leonhart could be a chameleon.He’s a trumpeter who composes for both small and large ensembles, even as he serves as an arranger and producer (and…

While he didn't eat the meat pies available for theater guests, theater critic Michael Bourne loved the experience of Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Theatre…