Holiday music is its own discrete industry. Each October and November sees an uptick in releases devoted to the Christmas Season. The repertoire is well established with a core of compositions derived ...

Jazz vocalist Martina DaSilva, a New York City native, captivates audiences with her signature blend of daring technical virtuosity and expressive emotional sensitivity. Drawing equally from the ...

Ten years ago, a friend sent me a YouTube link to a short performance that was both modest and highly impressive. Shot with a camera phone, it’s a fuzzy and incomplete video of three young musicians ...