To paraphrase Leonard Bernstein from one of his lectures, “The French language is smooth and flowing, with almost no abrupt emphasis, and this easy, liquid style showed itself in French music.” He was ...
Saxophonist James Carter and his band were touring in support of Chasin’ the Gypsy, Carter’s 2000 tribute to gypsy-jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt, when they started playing “Nuages” during a ...