The ideal gala soundtrack should feel like a well-led conversation: engaging, smooth, and memorable. Jazz remains a cornerstone of elegance, but in 2025 it appears with softer, more accessible ...

The dense and dark avant-garde hip-hop sound collages of the ensemble Subtle are constantly changing, fluid compositions that evolve with each performance and remix, which makes the re-envisioning of ...

The secret is in the breathing. That's how the Rev. Ronald Terry, one of the NAACP's official organists, knows when to play an insert of music during a speech. The speaker takes a breath, the audience ...

Baton Rouge music followers know Alex V. Cook as a singer-songwriter and guitarist in The Rakers, and he’s a music journalist who has published three books. In addition to those works, the restlessly ...