In 2004, I interviewed both Taylor Eigsti and his mother, Nancy, about what it was like to be (and to raise) a prodigy. In the four years since then, Taylor's career has continued its nearly-vertical trajectory, with two Grammy nominations, two prestigious Piano Jazz shows with Marian McPartland, three jazz magazine covers, and multiple Down Beat Magazine critics' poll recognition.
Singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette has announce dates for a two-month North American trek in support of her seventh studio release, Flavors of Entanglement . Morissette is currently on the road in Europe and will finish out the summer there with appearances at a number of festivals including Lokerse Feesten in Belgium, Sziget Festival in Hungary and V Festival in the U.K.
Biography Geoffrey has been immersed in music his entire life. Born into a musical family, with both parents teaching music, he began studying piano at the age of three. In 1989, at the age of 18, after completing his first year at the Berklee School of Music, Geoffrey was faced with two job offers.
A life mashup? Yes, I like that. Every morning I sit either in the kitchen or (weather permitting) the back porch. The view up into the back yard is slowly painted alive from the light of the sun that rises over the house, as it's done every day since this place was constructed in 1825. Lately, I've been waiting for the day lilies to open. There's a line of them
China will not allow into the country any foreign entertainers whom it deems a threat to its own national sovereignty, defined as a likelihood to "whip up ethnic hatred," "violate religious policy or cultural norms," or "advocate obscenity or feudalism and superstition," Reuters reported Thursday. The decision was announced in response to a politically provocative act by the Icelandic singer
At a March concert in Shanghai, China , Björk took time out from Volta 's "Declare Independence" to shout out "Tibet!" Tibet has been under Chinese rule for nearly 60 years now, and the arrangement has never been without its share of controversy. Shortly after the incident with Björk, the Chinese Ministry of Culture issued a statement claiming her outburst "broke Chinese law and
Womad 2008 has a lot to live up to as it enters its second quarter-century. In 2007, it moved to its current site at Charlton Park, a 17th-century pile in 4,500 idyllic acres near Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
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