A former protégé of John Cage who was once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York and became a leading modern composer in Japan. By Neil Genzlinger Toshi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Igor Levit performing Vexations at the Southbank Centre - Pete Woodhead The notorious piano work Vexations by the smiling ...

This year, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the 100th birthday of the late György Ligeti, one of the 20th century's most influential and legendary composers. As part of the festivities, ...

Heavyweight avant pianist Matthew Shipp comes to Trinosophes, Detroit’s home for improvisational and experimental music, on Wednesday. Of course, the real challenge is explaining Shipp’s art.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rohan de Saram in 1955, the year he won the first Guilhermina Suggia Award - ANL/Shutterstock Elsewhere he championed the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For a lot of music fans, The Bad Plus came to public attention as a piano-based trio, covering the likes of Nirvana, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Rush and Blondie alongside their own ...

John Cage, an icon of the contemporary avant-garde, occupies an odd status in the music world. A seminal figure in the history of post-World War II music, Cage, who died in 1992, stood at the ...

Alex Ross Perry is no stranger to music documentaries, fictionalized or otherwise. The indie darling auteur has had the inverse career of the average director, who usually gets their foot in the ...

For about 30 years, a small group of dedicated musicians and bookers have fostered a space for experimental jazz in Columbia.

UNUSUAL SOUNDS: Xpress explores WNC's avant-garde music scene, spotlighting some of the acts that are contributing to the area’s eclectic mix. Featured, starting left, Min Xiao-Fen, Tashi Dorji and ...