Although George Gershwin composed hit songs for Broadway, he also blended jazz and classical elements in varying degrees in his longer compositions. He had a unique melodic gift and his many songs, and other compositions, brought special joy and optimism to his audiences…
Much of the film Maestro is shot in black and white, but it opens in full colour. “I miss her terribly,” the older Leonard Bernstein says, of his late wife Felicia. At the piano he plays 'Postlude' (adeptly performed by Bradley Cooper), from his opera A Quiet Place, where the son mourns the loss…
Mizrahi Jewish musician David 'Dudu' Tassa has teamed up with Jonny Greenwood, lead guitarist in internationally renowned British rock outfit Radiohead. The pair became firm friends when Tassa's band opened for Radiohead…
