INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 4)

A strong Latin Jazz bandleader carries a specific set of tools that guide them through their multiple responsibilities; the best bandleaders make these skills look natural, but they are actually learned over time. Any good leader spends years, and sometimes decades, as a sideman behind multiple artists. They work hard, watch the masters, learn the necessary inside information, and take notes ...

What's on: Wed's picks

Events listings for Wed, Sept 8

Ablum reviews: The Charlatans | Paul Heaton | Ray LaMontagne | Classical | Jazz | Folk | World

The Charlatans: Who We Touch *** Frinck Recordings, £12.99

Classical music: Concerts to span eras of soaring sounds

Medieval music and contemporary compositions, beloved favorites and surprising new songs might inspire humming and a tickling of the fancy on the classical and serious-music scene.

’70s rock giant Kansas to join UA symphony

Despite the progressive-rock bent of Kansas, the boys in the band really do hail from Kansas.