Michael J. West
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Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe redraw Stravinsky's feat with 'Rite of Spring — Spectre D'un Songe'Famous for starting a riot, Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' also started a conversation — one that contemporary pianists Sylvie Courvoisier and Cory Smythe are more than happy to engage with on their bold new album.
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As an improviser, on piano and vibraphone, and as co-founder of the Creative Music Studio, Karl Berger had an outsize influence on the jazz avant-garde. He died on April 9, at 88.