I reviewed Jake Shimabukuro's solo rock-ukulele performance for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read it here.

I reviewed Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI for The Kansas City Star. The Friends of Chamber Music presented "Blood and Honey: The Cycles of Life in the Mosaic of the Balkan People."

I reviewed Kansas City Symphony's "Symphonic Poetry" concert for The Kansas City Star. Pianist Alon Goldstein performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed Kansas City Ballet's opening production "Fancy Free" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed Ailey II's performance Thursday night at the Folly Theater for The Kansas City Star. A bit of a misunderstanding ended up being published in the review header that I'd like to clear up: This was not the first performance of Ailey's "Revelations" in Kansas City. This was the first performance by Ailey II... Continue Reading →

I reviewed the Gretchen Parlato Quartet, the opening group for the Folly Jazz Series 2013-2014 season. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

I wrote a piece for The Kansas City Star about Ailey II's upcoming performances in Kansas City, presented by the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey. For a brief time, you can read it here.

I reviewed New Dance Partners, a collaboration between Johnson County Community College's Performing Arts Series, local dance companies, and international choreographers, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed two exceptionally amazing concerts for The Kansas City Star. Both leads have impressive reputations, and they did not disappoint. This past weekend was one of the most musically gratifying I've ever had (and lately the bar has been set pretty darn high). I don't often feel moved to issue a call to action, to recommend... Continue Reading →

I reviewed the headliner performances of the day-long Prairie Village Jazz Festival for The Kansas City Star. The festival, now in its fourth year (recovered from the disastrous 2011 rain storm), filled its billings with almost exclusively KC-based musicians, and was regarded as pretty darn successful. For a brief time, read my review here.