"I very much wanted classical training, particularly one which focused on Shakespeare," says Peter Francis James. "Seeing James Earl Jones' Lear gave me the idea that it was conceivable for an African ...

ON THE FIRST day of Seattle artist Juliette Aristides’ weeklong figurative drawing workshop at Gage Academy of Art, she tries to loosen up the class with a reassuring lecture on her belief that anyone ...

Everyone is entitled to their youthful indiscretions. For Chris O’Riley, the concert pianist and host of the weekly public radio show From the Top, they involved synthesizers, Lewis ...

Your toddler may be too young for Carnegie Hall or the Met, but it’s never too early to expose a youngster to classical music. At least in small doses, that is. Sparkling Symphony, a new line of ...

Donning a black leather dress, bright blue fur coat and platform sneakers, Katarina Visnevska could pass for a weekend clubgoer at the Loop’s popular Roof on The Wit. But her presence demands ...

Jazz musicians typically break into two groups: Those who grew up with jazz, either via parental music collections or relatives who were working musicians; and those who have a watershed moment when ...