“See, it takes two of us to make an Everly Brothers record,” Don Everly once told me, “and there’s just no way around it.”

Music is the sound of feelings whose names haven’t yet been invented. Similarly, the experience of vinyl isn’t something words do justice to.

Thank you, Jim Steinman, for showing the world what feelings sound like when we let ourselves experience them at their loudest.

This is one of those massive losses in both the jazz and piano worlds. It’s simply impossible to even summarize Chick Corea’s impact.

Sky deftly bridged genres, including classical and rock, yet somehow their music has nearly disappeared from minds and playlists.

With Neil Peart’s passing, Mike Tiano reflects on his connection to Rush through working for Canadian rock artists during the 1970s.

Jazz piano great Lyle May passed away on February 10, 2020. Few have been able to project subtle emotions so powerfully.

I think I finally understood David Bowie sometime around Christmas 2019.

Dig deeper into Grover Washington Jr. – who died 20 years ago today – and you’ll see why he retains the title of Mister Magic for us.

My only intersection with Ginger Baker became one of the most amazing nights of music I’ve ever seen.