WATCHING the televised Boston Symphony one day last winter, I was startled when the camera swung toward the musician trilling out an intricate cadenza for first flute. The close-up showed a very ...

Whether you’re a musician, director or watchmaker, the only thing more challenging than creating a breakthrough hit is crafting the follow-up. Just over a year ago, in October of 2024, Echo/Neutra’s ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tracy Butler was Cooking up a Storm Thursday, with an Italian pizza place that comes from a local restaurant and winery. Piccolo Buco has just opened its second location at 456 Route ...

Piccolo Buco in Naperville’s Block 59 officially opened Monday, bringing a unique version of Neapolitan-style pizza to the city. Its inspiration is Chef Luca Issa’s restaurant in Rome, also named ...

In Chicago’s Blue Note Café last week, the tiny bandstand was jammed so tight that the grand piano dangled off the platform and had one leg supported by a post. Glittering in the colored lights was an ...

Have you ever heard a Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s? It is a versatile woodwind instrument known for its smooth, expressive sound. Saxophonists are musicians who use the smooth, ...

KEARNEY - Vineyards from across the state and music from Nebraska and beyond combine during the first weekend of May at the Nebraska Wine & Jazz Festival. The Kearney Visitors Bureau announced the ...

While the Spoleto Festival USA draws big-budget fine arts enthusiasts to Charleston for more than two weeks in May and June, a smaller, more budget-friendly counterpart runs alongside it from May 23 ...

Fred Piccolo Jr. was the communications director at New College until his firing on April 16, 2025, after he was arrested in Manatee County and charged with a felony offense of exposure of sexual ...

The Bears on Tuesday honored linebacker T.J. Edwards and receiver Rome Odunze as the 2024 winners of the prestigious Brian Piccolo Award during a ceremony at Halas Hall. The honor has been given to a ...