We mark the death on October 3, 1931 91 years ago today of the Danish composer and violinist Carl Nielsen in Copenhagen, at the age of 66. Nielsen had what we colloquially call a bad ticker. He

We mark the death on September 26, 1945 77 years ago today of the pianist, composer, and Hungarian patriot Bla Bartk. Born in what was then the Hungarian town of Nagyszentmikls(now Snnicolau M

Dont give up your day gig. Along with dont eat yellow snow and fake it til you make it, dont give up your day gig remains one of the oldest, hoariest, clichd pieces of advice anyone can g

We mark the marriage on September 12, 1840 182 years ago today of the pianist and composer Clara Wieck (1819-1896) to the composer and pianist Robert Schumann (1810-1856). The couple were married

We mark the premiere on September 5, 1913 109 years ago today of Sergei Prokofievs Piano Concerto No. 2. Prokofiev (1891-1953) composed the piece while still a student at the Saint Petersburg Co

We mark the birth on August 29, 1920 102 years ago today of the alto saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker. The trumpet player (and one-time member of Charlie Parkers quintet) Miles Davis (1926

We celebrate the birth on August 22, 1862 160 years ago today of the French composer and pianist Claude Debussy. Born in the Paris suburb of St. Germain-en-Laye, he died in Paris on March 25, 191

We mark the opening of the so-called “Woodstock Festival” on August 15, 1969 – 53 years ago today - “so-called” for the following reasons.

August 8 is a great day, a signal day, an epic day for both good and bad reasons in the history of popular, rock, and jazz music

We mark the death on August 1, 1784 – 238 years ago today – of the German composer and organist Wilhelm Friedemann Bach in Berlin at the age of 73.