Category: Jazz
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Raven Chacon, Che Chen, C. Spencer Yeh @ The Stone, NYC, 11/9/2024

Noise is generally defined as unwanted sound. So why is there a genre called noise music? Who wants to hear the unwanted? Maybe noise isn’t unwanted but undefinable. A conventional song might express some viewpoint or emotion through verses and a chorus. Usually one melody–either a voice singing or rapping or an instrument soloing–soars over Read more
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Emmanuel Michael @ The Jazz Gallery, NYC, 11/1/2024

The chance to easily see up-and-coming jazz musicians as well as the big names is a privilege of living in NYC. Jazz in my understanding has never been about a final state, so it seems like an important rite for a jazz lover to observe young musicians trying out new ideas. Emmanuel Michael’s performance at Read more
