Manhattan School of Music News

Drew Petersen's story is that of a talented, young pianist who moonlighted as a scholar at a prestigious Ivy League school.

How do you know that nice, helpful guy in the next cubicle isn't a psychopath? You don't.

Primary Instrument: Frame drums What She's All About: As both a player and a historian, Redmond is considered one of the foremost authorities on frame drums - essentially any drum with a width that greatly exceeds its depth; the tambourine is the most common modern example.

"Gilbert and Sullivan, the Ballet!," presented by Dances Patrelle at Kaatsbaan Studio Theatre in Tivoli, is much more than just a ballet.

Solomon Mikowsky is a legendary professor of music, presently teaching at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

Grammy-nominated Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit sings at Jazz Alley in Seattle and in the KUOW performance studio this week.

There was a time when American kids endured piano lessons or were forged into instrumentalists in junior high school band rooms.

Its called the forgotten war. Barely a generation after the American Revolution, the War of 1812 pitted the young United States against powerful Great Britain.

The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of CardA3n, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music.

Come September, The True School of Music in Mumbai, will open its doors to professional and budding musicians for rigorous vocational training programmes across every aspect of Contemporary music Come September, The True School of Music in Mumbai, will open its doors to professional and budding musicians for rigorous vocational training programmes ... (more)

Jazz pianist Steve Rudolph, 64, of Susquehanna Township, will do a live recording session in front of a Harrisburg audience with saxophonist Jonathan Ragonese.

With the bass, "you have a lot more power than you may think," Linda Oh says. Born in Malaysia to Chinese parents, her family moved to Western Australia, where she started out playing bass in rock bands.

Based in NYC and residing at Wolf + Lamb headquarters in the Marcy Hotel , live electronic duo No Regular Play are known for their organic spin on dance music, which features live instruments and vocals layered over funky, synth-laden beats.

Kazanjian recorded her new album in Ocean Way's famed Studio B. The collection of re-imagined jazz standards features performances from a diverse group of world-class musicians, including bass player Brian Bromberg, pianist Dan Siegel, percussionists Lenny Castro and Paulinho da Costa, and Mexican guitarists Julio de la Huerta and Carlos Velasco.

Pictured in Ocean Way's famed Studio B are Kasondra Kazanjian, singer; Rik Pekkonen, recording engineer; Julio de la Huerta, guitar; Kevin Moraine, producer; Carlos Velasco, guitar; Scott Moore, assisant engineer; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Brian Bromberg, bass and Dan Siegel, piano.

Imagine what it would be like to grow up in a household in which both parents are exceptional jazz musicians, a childhood completely immersed in live music and performance.

FOR musicians or aspiring musicians desiring a formal education in music, India has precious little to offer.

Pianist Duy Bui will be performing three concerts this summer. They will be on May 26 at United Church of Christ, 295 Atlantic Ave., North Hampton, June 9 at Greenland United Methodist Church, 87 Great Bay Road Greenland, and June 23 at First Parish Church, 218 Central Ave., Dover.

Actor Shuler Hensley, who plays the Critic in "The Guardsman" in its run at the Eisenhower Theater for the next month, is one of those rare actors who is never idle.

The meaning of music is impossible to define, since it means different things to different people.