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Former MU professor flies solo on album of piano improvisations One-time University of Missouri professor Rich Pellegrin sits down at the piano and builds worlds on his latest album. Exquisite and meditative, "Solitude: Solo Improvisations" (OA2) unites the language of 21st-century jazz and neoclassical music to create something curious and spiritual. Pellegrin now splits time between two disparate climates — the Seattle area and Gainesville, where he teaches at the University of Florida. Past Pellegrin efforts have taken shape as full-band recordings, amply textured and exhibiting a mel...

5 Things to Do This Weekend Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. Jan. 21, 2021 Image Roberto Fonseca will play a set on Saturday night on HotHouse’s YouTube and Twitch channels as part of “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana.”Credit...Arien Chan At HotHouse, a Chicago-based nonprofit devoted to integrating the arts with community activism, organizers presented a virtual concert in July honoring Cuba’s contributions to global health — particularly those of its doctors who have provided care in over two dozen foreign countries during ...

Basil Twist's Underwater Masterwork SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Is Now A Film SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE - Basil Twist's now-legendary underwater puppet production set in a 1,000-gallon fish tank - will be released as a film on VIDEO ON DEMAND December 18, it has been announced by Mr. Twist, who makes his full-length film directorial debut. Created for the theater by Mr. Twist in 1998, SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE is set to the celebrated classic score of Hector Berlioz's 19th century composition. The film of SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE was shot during several live performances in front of an audience in 2018 when ...