On stage, a flute lightly sounds, followed by a piercing beat of a chu-daiko drum. Another beat sounds out, and another, in a quickening progression. “Each beat has a sound that livens you up and you’re just taken aback by how big it is,” said Kayla Asato, fourth-year communications student and Kyodo Taiko co-director. Read more...
Photo: Fourth year film student Reid Taguchi performed at last year’s NSU Culture Night with the Kyodo Taiko drumming group.
Josh Johnson, a saxophone player, received a Thelonious Monk compilation for Christmas in seventh grade. Little did he know that years later, he would be developing his repertoire as a jazz musician in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, learning from some of the greatest living jazz musicians of our time. Read more...
Photo: A highly selective band of seven jazz musicians, the Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble will perform Thursday as part of UCLA Fowler Museum’s Fowler Out Loud concert series.
This isn’t a coming-of-age album; it’s a coming-of-self album. For a band like Florida Panhandle punk rock group Against Me!, music has always been about bringing out raw emotion that’s not afraid to sound ruthless or slightly cacophonous. Read more...
Aaron Jay Kernis uses the idea of medieval mysticism and visions of angels as inspirations for his composition “Musica Celestis,” and the end product is an ethereal piece of string music. Read more...
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At four years old, UCLA alumnus Greg Franco was tapping out rhythms on pots and pans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Greg Franco (right) will perform Jan. 24 at Taix’s 321 Lounge with his band Rough Church, featuring violinist Kaitlin Wolfberg.
When Young the Giant released its catchy singles “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” off its 2010 eponymous debut, it quickly found its way to mainstream popularity, putting the California-based indie rock band on the list of bands to watch. Read more...
The blank canvas buzzes with white noise. The drummer and bassist build a melody of blue on their instruments. Red follows. Eventually, the musicians have created an auditory painting so rich it encompasses the audience with color. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students Nashir Janmohamed, Harmony Chua and David Laudicina comprise the jazz piano trio “Chrio.”
