Calvin Wilson

Calvin Wilson is an arts writer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is also host and creator of the jazz program, “Somethin’ Else,” on 107.3 FM and 96.3 HD2 in St. Louis.

Arts News: KC Chorale Brings Gravitas and Grace to New CD

Under conductor and artistic director Charles Bruffy, the Kansas City Chorale has established itself as an ensemble of international importance. “Artifacts: The Music of Michael McGlynn,” offers another example of its musical adventurousness. At close to seven minutes, “Jerusalem,” the seventh track on “Artifacts,” is the longest. The song, infused with Irish melody, casts a […]

July 15, 2019
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Honors: Marcus Lewis

Whether as a bandleader or as a sideman, jazz trombonist Marcus Lewis has embraced his artistry. And his approach to music has not gone unnoticed.Last year, the Charlotte Street Foundation selected the Kansas City musician as a 2018 Generative Performing Artist Fellow.

March 18, 2019
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Arts News: Kansas Music Hall of Fame Honors 2019 Inductees

Is induction into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame similar to being named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Or is the honor — which recognizes the contributions of musicians and other individuals to the Kansas and metropolitan Kansas City music scenes — more closely comparable to the Kennedy Center Honors? “If you […]

March 15, 2019
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‘The Body as a Lens to Look at Everything’

In the biographical statement on the back of her new book, Wyatt Townley is described as living at “the curious intersection of poetry and poetry-in-motion.” And her rhythmic command of her chosen literary medium bears that out. “Rewriting the Body” is the fourth and latest poetry collection by Townley, a Shawnee Mission resident who was Kansas Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015.

January 23, 2019
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Arts News: KC Filmmaker Examines Challenges Facing Black Police Officers in ‘Black and Blue’

In recent years a recurring image has appeared in the news: police officers in riot gear confronting Black protesters in urban neighborhoods. In most cases, the officers are white — which only adds to the tension. But often, Black officers are also part of the conflict. Do they see themselves as cops first, Black second? […]

November 21, 2018
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WWI Museum & Memorial Commemorates Armistice with Installation of Poppy Sculptures

World War II looms so large in the collective American memory that the global conflict that preceded it is often overlooked. But the role U.S. soldiers played in World War I — also known as the Great War — was no less significant. The war cost many of them their lives, and an art installation […]

October 31, 2018
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