For Malcolm Washington, an appreciation for August Wilson plays runs in the family. Several years ago, his father Denzel committed to producing film adaptations of Wilson’s Century Cycle plays — a ...
“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and “Mary had a Little Lamb” are stable songs that all young musicians learn to play during the first weeks of instrument lessons. For students at Helen Steiner Rice and ...
Playing jazz alone on piano might sound hard, but it’s simpler than you think. With a few key techniques, you can make one ...
When I was ten, I had an imaginary friend. He lived on pork and beans and played the viola. People would look at us and hear sad music, turn away. That’s pretty much how it was, what it was like, for ...
When Malcolm Washington was just coming out of a directing program, trying to figure out what should his first feature film be, he landed on a choice that might intimidate any director, let alone a ...
What sustains a family? Generational wealth? Trinkets ancestors have left behind? Stories told over a fire on a snowy evening? These questions get a cathartic rumination in The Piano Lesson, the ...