Author: Ronaldo Oregano

The stirring story of four artists and their musical spy mission is told in Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB

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Margie Apfelbaum moderates a discussion on Thursday, November 5 with New England Conservatory faculty member Hankus Netsky and alumna Merryl Goldberg about their Cold War journey  In May of 1985, four artists with deep ties to New England Conservatory and the Klezmer Conservatory Band traveled to the Soviet Union to meet an ensemble of dissident […]

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Midwest Jazz Collective Brings Marquis Hill’s Sweet Surrender Trio To Midwest Venues Nov. 4–17

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Midwest Jazz Collective has announced a 14-stop tour (beginning at Llama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor and concluding at Berlin Jazz Club inn Minneapolis) featuring Thelonious Monk Competition-winning trumpeter Marquis Hill, bassist Micah Collier, and drummer Jillian Upshaw in their first-ever collaboration. Spanning 10 concert engagements and 4 educational workshops at regional universities, this tour […]

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