An American in Paris is a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by American composer George Gershwin written in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in
Category: Music
Sunday Baroque
Quote from a German opera house: Bach gave us God’s Word, Mozart gave us God’s Laughter, Beethoven gave us God’s Fire, God gave us Music, that we
Saturday Jazz
“What is my definition of jazz? ‘Safe sex of the highest order.” – Kurt Vonnegut Lost in Translation (Live at Denver’s Union Station) LAPOMPE – Jazz
Gifts from the Young
“I have a defect of energy myself but not a lack of patience. I can wait on myself indefinitely.” – Flannery O’Connor – The Habit
Sunday Baroque
“All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.” ― Frank Zappa *** VIVALDI: Concerto in A minor ~ for two violins
Saturday Mozart
“One day the last portrait of Rembrandt and the last bar of Mozart will have ceased to be — though possibly a colored canvas and
Dispatches from the Asylum 