The Real Deal by The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet delivers exactly what the title promises: an album rooted in authenticity, groove, and lived musical experience. Funded by an Individual Artist Grant from the City of San Antonio, this release stands as both a personal statement and a proud celebration of South Texas soul-jazz. Blending blues, gospel, […]
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Last night I attended another concert at the Estonia Concert Hall (Kontserdisaal): Eight Cellos and Vox Clamantis, featuring works by Arvo Pärt and Philip Glass. The concert was part of the Audiospaa (Sound Spa) series, a programme generally associated with calm, meditative music and minimalist sound worlds. That expectation held true for most of the
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Ester Mägi stands as one of the most important figures in Estonia’s musical history, an Estonian composer whose work speaks softly yet carries immense emotional and cultural weight. Born on 10 January 1922 in Tallinn and passing away on 14 May 2021, Ester Mägi lived almost a century that encompassed independence, occupation, repression, and rebirth.
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Last night I went to Heldeke to experience the Hourof Sound, one of those Tallinn events that quietly prove why the city’s underground music scene is thriving. The show was hosted by Lebo Sibul, also known as the Estonian Onion, and delivered exactly what it promised: discovery, intimacy, and surprise. As a musician myself, this
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Max Bruch (born January 6, 1838, in Cologne, Germany — died October 2, 1920, in Berlin) was a German composer, conductor, and teacher whose music stands at the emotional heart of 19th-century Romanticism. Living through a period of radical musical change, Bruch remained steadfastly devoted to melody, clarity, and expressive warmth. Though history often reduces
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The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), known in Estonian as Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester, stands as one of the most important cultural institutions in Estonia. Founded in 1926 in Tallinn, ERSO is the country’s oldest professional symphony orchestra and one of its most enduring artistic symbols. For nearly a century, the orchestra has reflected Estonia’s political
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (born January 4, 1710, Jesi, Italy — died March 16, 1736, Pozzuoli) was an Italian composer whose influence far outweighs his tragically short life. Working primarily in Naples during the early 18th century, Pergolesi remains one of the most celebrated figures of the late Baroque period. His operatic innovations and sacred works
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Venerable Extremities: Vol. I, II, III by Alexander Brown (aleph om) unfolds as a story told not through events, but through texture, weight, and presence. Across 21 chapters, this trilogy does not ask the listener to follow a narrative in the traditional sense; instead, it invites close attention to sound itself, as matter, as space,
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Bula! by High Tide is built on a deceptively simple idea: to follow the arc of a night. Across thirteen compositions, sitarist and composer Sasha Bayan leads an ensemble that understands restraint as well as intensity. The album is immediately accessible, warm melodies, inviting grooves, and luminous timbres, yet beneath the surface lies a dense
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Dual Dialect’s latest EP, Conglomerate, offers an immersive experimental soundscape where every sonic element, whether saxophone, electronic pads, or manipulated voices and sound effects, serve as a deliberate tool in the hands of its creators. The Meanjin-based duo, Andrew Garton and Andrew Foley, craft a richly textured musical world where glitchy electronica and jazz-infused improvisation
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