Arco Iris (Rainbow). It celebrates many musical styles and musical psyches, conjoining them like few albums do. Part of the reason why Arco Iris is so diverse comes from Arabic-Andalusian history.

Following her outstanding performance with the cross-cultural, century-spanning ensemble of Norwegian keyboardist/composer Jon Balke's Siwan (ECM, 2009), it's no surprise that the German label has ...

In all the dystopian visions of the future that the movies have trotted out over the last few decades, the one that sticks the most, surprisingly, is Disney Pixar’s “WALL-E.” That’s not just because ...