Gillian Flynn’s “Utopia” launched Friday, introducing us to Dr. Michael Stearns (Rainn Wilson) and Dr. Kevin Christie (John Cusack), two men who could not have more different approaches to living ...

I don't know how I let this one get away for so long. This gem of an album by spacemusic veteran Michael Stearns has been offered by Backroads Music and others for three years now, and somehow I never ...

"These Times" may be jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern's 10th solo CD, but this time the focus is on composition and collaboration, so much so that it's not always clear whose leading the session -- no ...

Yesterday I posted my interview with Mike Stern, a superb jazz-rock guitarist who came up at the end of the 1970s. In my post, I also mentioned that Mike has a residency at New York's 55 bar and that ...

Michael Stern at the Classical KC studios in 2024. After 19 seasons, Michael Stern is stepping down as music director of the Kansas City Symphony, with Matthias Pintscher taking over at the start of ...