I was unfamiliar with Chris Botti when I got the assignment to interview him, the following day. I listened to a lot of his music, checked him out on YouTube...

You hear about places like the Steinway basement. My 2006 chat with composer John Musto got me in. A magical place. The Steinway basement is one of those onl...

I first encountered Peter Schickele's alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach, when I was a college kid in New Mexico. I sang bass in a men's chorale and the director knew I'...

I love a good laugh. I spent a laugh-filled July afternoon with Paquito D'Rivera in a Midtown rehearsal room. He radiates joy and possibility. Time is import...