The New York Times July 24 2023

The New York Times calls Leif Ove Andsnes “a pianist of magisterial elegance, power, and insight,” and the Wall Street Journal names him “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” With his commanding technique and searching interpretations, the celebrated Norwegian pianist has won acclaim worldwide, playing concertos and recitals in the world’s leading concert halls and with its foremost orchestras, while building an esteemed and extensive discography. An avid chamber musician, he is the founding director of the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, was co-artistic director of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music for nearly two decades, and served as music director of California’s Ojai Music Festival in 2012. He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in July 2013, and received honorary doctorates from New York’s Juilliard School and Norway’s University of Bergen in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Playing a heartfelt amalgam of classic R&B, rock & roll, reggae, and even hip-hop, Houston combo the Suffers have described their sound as "Gulf Coast soul." The group quickly became a regional draw in Texas before earning national attention around their debut EP and eponymous full-length in the mid-2010s. Their sound began to trend toward topical and social issues on 2018's Billboard-charting Everything Here, which referenced the struggles of their hometown in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

First live album from Hailu Mergia on Awesome Tapes From Africa.