Lawrence Cosentino

Have you ever tossed four buckets in a row without looking at the hoop? Phil Denny, saxophonist and impresario of Lansing's Armory Smooth Jazz Fête, made a happy discovery after booking this year's festival.

I'm sitting at my dining room window one morning in November 2013, nervously waiting for Yo-Yo Ma to call me. In my hand is a 3 x 5 card scribbled with carefully researched questions.

It's tempting to resort to vaguely uplifting platitudes to describe “We Are This Land,” the MSU Broad Museum's ambitious, museum-wide exhibit marking the 250 th birthday of the United States, on view through March 14, 2027.

Editor's note: In case you missed Lawrence Cosentino's April coverage of the Wharton Center's 2026-‘27 fine arts season or the several articles he

The Michigan State University College of Music's 2026-‘27 season is poised to bring Greater Lansing a rolling, world-class music festival, bigger and more diverse than ever.

Editor’s note: In case you missed Lawrence Cosentino’s April coverage of the Wharton Center’s 2026-‘27 fine arts season or the several articles he wrote ab

People play fast and loose with the idea of a curse. That parking space where you got seven tickets, that coffee maker that keeps spilling coffee onto the counter, are laughed off as “cursed.”

When people say a band is “cooking,” they aren't just talking about musical excellence. It means that soulful, savory things are simmering, and you're about to be nourished.

As a firestorm of applause roared through the Wharton Center at the end of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra's season opener Friday evening (Oct. 2), guest

Why do conductors conduct? The popular idea is that it's some kind of power trip.