Elmer Bernstein Centennary
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Elmer Bernstein's birth. Admittedly, I am from the generation that came after some of the...
Jeffrey Jacob's Heads Into the Woods
Sequoias: The Music of Jeffrey Jacob Jeffrey Jacob, piano; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Stanislav Vavrinek Philadelphia Virtuosi...
David Starobin's Last (?) Studio Album
Matiegka: Six Sonatas, Op. 31 David Starobin, guitar. Bridge 9567 Total Time: 74:32 Recording: ****/**** Performance: ****/**** The...
Pope's "The Sound of Violet"
The new romantic dramedy by writer-director Allen Wolf (Harlem Grace), is an adaptation of his novel The Sound of Violet. It focuses on a...
Music With A Mission
Un Milagro de fe/A Miracle of Faith Border CrosSing/Ahmed Anzaldua Bridge Records 9568 Total Time: 59:57 Recording: ****/****...
Jump Back Into Garcia's Time Machine
George Pal’s adaptation of the classic H.G. Well’s novel The Time Machine (1960) is one of those iconic films of its time. As a child...
Improvs for Hope Notes
I wanted to post the program notes here for my Improvs for Hope album which was released back in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. When...
Blending Old & New Folk Sounds
Restless Nation: The Music of Andy Teirstein Cassatt String Quartet; Marco Ambrosini, nychelharpa; Mivos String Quartet; Yair Dalal, oud....
Giacchino Heads to Gotham
Marvel film adaptations have proven to be box office gold while the superheroes of DC Comics tend to enter the fray in a much scrappier...
Mining Early Gold
Dragon’s Domain Records has kicked off the year with a new compilation of music by a neglected film music master, Ernest Gold. Like...