The Spoleto Festival USA Roars Back
It’s difficult to imagine what the stage and the audience would have looked like at Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, if Rhiannon Giddens’ new … Read More “The Spoleto Festival USA Roars Back”
Reviews
SoundPrints: Other Worlds (Greenleaf)
SoundPrints is tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas, along with pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. This … Read More “SoundPrints: Other Worlds (Greenleaf)”
Vijay Iyer/ Linda May Han Oh/ Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy (ECM)
A stark, black-and-white, distant photo of the Statue of Liberty; composition titles that reflect crises of infrastructure and systemic racism; an underlying tension in the … Read More “Vijay Iyer/ Linda May Han Oh/ Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy (ECM)”
Linda May Han Oh: Aventurine (Biophilia)
Linda May Han Oh is the current buzz on bass, employed by people like Pat Metheny and Joe Lovano. Her own fifth album is her … Read More “Linda May Han Oh: Aventurine (Biophilia)”