Ron Netsky

The Joe Policastro Trio has all of the ingredients of a typical jazz trio, with Policastro on bass, Dave Miller on guitar, and Mikel Patrick Avery, drums. But this Chicago-based outfit has a sound all its own. Each musician is a phenomenal player capable of reinventing his instrument and expanding its horizons. Even the repertoire is nicely […]

Of all the singers who have emerged in the last few decades, perhaps none fits the term “unique” better than Björk. The Icelandic vocalist’s range covers everything from fragile, ethereal beauty to wonderfully crazy primal screams. Perhaps that’s the reason Björk has inspired musicians in a variety of genres. The Institute for Creative Music, known […]

If you came of age in the 1960’s, Peter Yarrow was probably a part of your life. As a member of Peter, Paul & Mary, Yarrow combined activism with music, bringing songs like “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “Where Have All The Flowers Gone,” and “If I Had A Hammer” to the masses. He wrote or […]

Known for her interpretations of the Great American Songbook, Rachelle Fleming (pictured) has performed with Fred Hersch, Shelly Berg, and Cuban ensemble Tiempo Libre. On Sunday night, Fleming joins pianist Tony Caramia as special guest for “A Century of Jazz: Celebrating the 100th Birthdays of Jazz Icons.” Turns out 1917 was a banner year for […]

World Music has produced some unlikely and wonderful instrumental marriages, but few are as strange and beautiful as Yoshie Fruchter’s oud and Myk Freedman’s lap steel guitar. Add bassist Michael Bates and drummer Tim Keiper and you’ve got Sandcatchers. The band couldn’t be any tighter, and bandleader Fruchter’s tunes are as adventurous as they are […]