Word: tonal
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...diverse recording and performing experience includes work with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, and “Godfather of Cuban Jazz” Mario Bauzá, according to the artist’s Web site. Along with these inspirational figures, Sanabria worked to explore the tonal connections between Cuban rhythms and American jazz. Sanabria is as passionate about his music as he is about educating; earlier this fall, he served as a lecturer during Harvard’s Office for the Arts Learning from Performers program. Sanabria, along with Bauzá, performed at Harvard with the jazz...
It’s just that Krug makes more with that time. “Beast Moans” uses a thick tonal palette that takes several listens to really understand. And what becomes increasingly clear over the course of those listens is the value of Krug’s contribution to that sound. It’s enough to make one yearn for the next Wolf Parade LP. Expect its release to herald the demise of NAFTA...
...during reading period—they have chosen what many Broadway lovers view as an antiquated, stylized piece.A poor choice? Hardly. Furth’s foundational book is replete with ’70s slang and cultural references, which manifest themselves subtly in Sondheim’s retro-pop tonal touches. Critics harped on the inclusion of these cultural artifacts in the ’80s, but 36 years after the first Broadway run, all the “retro” aspects of “Company” will probably come off as fun flashbacks instead of yesterday?...
...forget about the money, what about the social implications? Yet, for some, music becomes a career almost unintentionally. One such individual is singer Mike A. Mattison ’91, lead vocalist both for the Derek Trucks Band—a group known for its instrumental inventiveness and diverse tonal array—and for his own blues and soul project. The latter, called Scrapomatic, derives from Mattison’s interest in “roots music of all kind,” he explains. The group, which features Mattison and collaborator/multi-instrumentalist Paul Olsen?...
...very controversial at the time, because serious musicians were not supposed to write tonal music," says his daughter, Jamie A. M. Bernstein...