Click on the link here for Audio Player: Texas in Private Concert at The Olympia, Paris – June 19, 2013 Over to Paris tonight for a mini-concert by Scottish Proto-Country/Indie band Texas, lead by the charismatic Sharleen Spiteri on vocals. Texas have gone through various hiatus periods during their almost-20
The music of Henri Tomasi this week. His Woodwind Quintet 1952, as performed at it’s premier by Quintett a Vent Francaise, featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jacques Lancelot, Paul Hongne and Gilbert Coursier. As a prominent composer in the 20th Century, Tomasi divided his time between a busy composition as well as
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Not the world premier recording (that happened in 1934 and that performance may not exist), but instead the performance by the dedicatee, who conducted the same orchestra as the premier. Only this one is from around 1956. Jane Evrard and
Click on the link here for Audio Player: For those of you not familiar, China Moses is local. Actually, Los Angeles local. She picked up stakes and relocated to Paris several years ago and hasn’t looked back. Establishing herself and her talent on her own terms (she’s the
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Back to Paris this week for another installment of French radio performances of the 1950s. This time it’s the music of Jeanine Rueff, who is probably best known as a music educator, with one of her star pupils being Jean-Michel
Click on the link here for Audio Player: As much as I like putting posts up for Jazz dates in the deep-deep past, it’s always nice to run across something recorded recently as a way of letting you know the world of Jazz is alive and healthy and
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Over to Paris this week for a concert by the Girard Quartet, with Raphael Pidoux lending an extra bit of cello for two of the four Boccherini pieces, recorded in concert at the Musèe d’Orsay this past March 19th by
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 1: Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 2: Over to Amsterdam by way of Paris this week for a concert by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, lead by much-sought-after guest Conductor Edward Gardner.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: (Apologies again for the player – issues still haven’t been fixed – but we’re working on it) One of the things that keeps music fresh is the state of willingness artists have to mix it up, musically. Introducing genres and styles and
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Tomorrow’s World – Live at La Route du Rock Hiver – March 21, 2013 Starting off the week in a Techno vein with Tomorrow’s World, who recently performed live at La Route du Rock Hiver festival in France on March 21st of
