The cello has never been a prominent instrument in jazz, but for decades there have always been musicians who have tried to explore its potential in improvisational contexts. Here are current releases ...

At the end 2012 the alt-pop enigma known as Beck unveiled “Song Reader,” 20 new songs in the form of sheet music. None of them had ever been recorded. If you wanted to hear them, you had two choices: ...

After being routed like cattle on foot for a mile to where OneRepublic were about to play their catalog of hits, I heard one disgruntled patron grumble, "I think I know why they call it Birds Nest.

Canadian-bred, New York-based cellist and composer Rufus Cappadocia is a world music traveler, having studied and performed in a variety of traditions—from American blues, folk and jazz to Spanish ...

The Cello Songs Project proved to be a fun challenge for Arons, who had to figure out how to bring her classical training to Brooke’s folk/rock catalog. “The cello is sometimes acting as a second ...

For a special Christmas Eve episode of World Cafe, we welcome the Portland Cello Project to the WXPN studios for a festive live performance. This session takes place right after the collective's ...

This album is available from iTunes and Amazon. The Portland Cello Project is a group of cellists; it's been performing original tunes along with covers of indie-rock and pop songs for the past five ...