Rodgers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss

Rodgers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss

The song “Edelweiss” is from the musical The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think it’s one of the most beautiful songs in the show and its message is loyalty, hope, and peace. It was the last song Oscar Hammerstein ever wrote before he died in 1960. Like...
Dr. Ian Levy:  Down

Dr. Ian Levy: Down

Dr. Ian Levy is a college professor and hip hop emcee. He has received many awards and accolades in recognition for his work with school therapy and counseling through hip hop. Dr. Levy is someone I look up to and admire but he’s also become one of my closest friends....
Stephen Schwartz & Hans Zimmer: Deliver Us

Stephen Schwartz & Hans Zimmer: Deliver Us

One of my favorite movies of all time is the Dream Works animated film Prince of Egypt. It’s a beautiful telling of a famous story but what makes it stand apart from the other movies about Moses, is the music. Stephen Schwartz and Hanz Zimmer really did an incredible...
Miles Davis: Gone, Gone, Gone

Miles Davis: Gone, Gone, Gone

Gil Evans is one of the greatest jazz orchestrators/composers/arrangers in history. Miles Davis is one of the best jazz arrangers/instrumentalists in history. Put them together and you have some pretty magical music. In the 1950s, Gil and Miles arranged and...