From left to right: Samantha Albert, Keegan-Michael Key, TJ Jagadowski, Jack McBrayer and Abby Sher perform “23rd ETC Revue “Holy War Batman! Or The Yellow Cab of Courage” at Second City. From left to ...

Innovation. The word strikes excitement and fear in the leaders with whom I work. The good news: True innovation is grounded in everyday behaviors, and improvisation is your guide. Improvisers arrive ...

Like his previous 4D (Thirsty Ear, 2010), Shipp presents a solo recording of original compositions and one standard ("Fly Me To The Moon"), but this time adds a second disc with his new trio (since ...

This article is part of the collection: What Personalized Learning Looks Like Across the Country: The 2017 Fifty States Project. With every summer break comes the eight-week-or-so refresh and reset ...

Saxophonist Lee Konitz has long been known for the singularity of his musical approach. Andy Hamilton's book accordingly serves Konitz a whole lot better than might a conventional biography. As the ...

In Becoming Ella Fitzgerald (Norton, Dec.), Tick gives due to the jazz singer’s vocal gifts and musical versatility. I mean the process by which she came to cultivate her own gift. Ella was born with ...

Bill Orcutt, the brashly inventive guitarist and improviser, didn’t release a record or perform live for ten years. After the 1998 breakup of Harry Pussy, his combative noise-rock outfit beloved by ...

Improvisers perform anonymously in elaborate head-to-toe costumes. The celebrity panelists will then guess the identity based on clues the singers give about themselves. After their performances, the ...