Jazz/Blues
Lincoln Center's May Gala to Celebrate 'Jazz and Broadway' With Vanessa Williams
Tony Conrad, Experimental Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at Age 76
Drone music composer and structural filmmaker, Tony Conrad, died on Saturday at age 76. The artist was best known in music circles for his minimalist violin work on 'Outside the Dream Syndicate,' his acclaimed 1973 album with German krautrock band, Faust. 'Walkin' by the River' With Marty Elkins on New Nagel Heyer Records Release [REVIEW]
It's all in the songs you choose. Early in her career, vocalist Marty Elkins had some help from the legendary New Orleans kingpin Allen Toussaint. Now the native New Yorker has had her third CD, 'Walkin' By The River,' released by German label Nagel Heyer. Backed by a hot band of trumpet, guitar, organ, piano, bass and drums, her 13 songs have some real doozies.
