Susan Alcorn, Voyager on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dies at 71
With a daring avant-garde approach, she pushed the frontiers of an instrument best known for speaking with a down-home accent ...
The strange case of John Cage’s mushroom foraging obsession: “Much more than a hobby”
Avant-garde pioneer John Cage pushed the boundaries of music, but outside of his work, he had a hobby he was equally as ...
Avant-garde jazz outfit The Bad Plus builds momentum, legacy through configuration change
For a lot of music fans, The Bad Plus came to public attention as a piano-based trio, covering the likes of Nirvana, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Rush and Blondie alongside their own works. Everything ...
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Robert L. Douglas And Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde
While some of the group’s artists including Gilliam and Ed Hamilton gained national renown, “Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde” is the first examination at a major institution of the Workshop ...
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A Holocaust survivor shares her story as part of an avant-garde jazz performance at Joe’s Pub
Millie Baran collaborates with Albert Marquès — composer, pianist and New York City public school teacher — as part of a ...