Category: Interviews

Courtney Carey is well known for his musical work, but did you know his talents stretch into the culinary world? As a former MasterChef contestant, Carey shared with us his passion for cooking and how it intertwines with his artistic endeavors in this Inside Story.

"It’s a testament to the gorgeous art that can emerge from circumstances like colonialism and oppression,” said José Antonio Zayas Cabán of his recent Navona Records release, ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO. More in this Inside Story.

DANCING IN THE PALM OF GOD’S HAND from J.A. Kawarsky and Navona Records isn’t at all a typical worship album; rather, it’s a cross section through Kawarsky’s oeuvre that [...]

There are many composers who intertwine eclectic influences into one coherent picture, but few people do it as ambitiously and convincingly as New York City based composer Debra Kaye. On [...]

SOUNDSCAPES OF RESTORATION from composer Matthew Burtner is both an exploration and a reflection, a listening experience that leaves one changed with the desire to make change further. It [...]

CHAMBER WORKS OF ÉRIC TANGUY from Navona Records and composer Eric Tanguy delivers three world premiere recordings and a curated selection of the composer’s chamber pieces that demonstrates his [...]

Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the music on SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VOL 1 spans a variety of artistic influences and social themes. Read on for insight into the compositional minds behind this Navona Records release.

Daniel Burwasser’s music has been praised as accessible, communicative, and imaginative, descriptors encapsulated in the recordings of FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION, a comprehensive release including some of Burwasser’s most beloved [...]

MADREPERLA’s brilliance stems not only from the sheer audacity of juxtaposing the accordion with a full orchestra, nor from the fact that it succeeds spectacularly in doing so. What’s [...]

Israel Neuman’s VOLUTION fuses the power of hip hop with the versatility of jazz to form a uniquely forceful expression. The music heard on the album hints at a [...]