The Kansas City Star

Performing all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in one season is a little like running several marathons the same year. You need stamina, control, commitment. It`s not for everyone. Since the...

Never before, says Pat Metheny, has he encountered the response that his seven-member jazz ensemble enjoyed during a summer tour of the Soviet Union. ''We were greeted like we were...

The Association`s music remains cherished because it reminds fans of their first close encounters with the opposite sex, says founding member Russ Giguere. After all, how can people not respond...

For some people, any old suitcase will do--or that set of luggage inherited from Grandma can carry a certain panache. But if you crave admiring glances as you drag your...

In this country pecans are the nut world`s answer to apples. The native American nut is grown commercially in a broad belt from Florida to New Mexico and from Texas...

It`s time that someone went to bat for buckwheat. The grainlike plant is rich in complex carbohydrates and other nutrients, such as protein, the B vitamins and iron. Buckwheat long...

In this country pecans are the nut world`s answer to apples. The native American nut is grown commercially in a broad belt from Florida to New Mexico and from Texas...

In this country pecans are the nut world`s answer to apples. The native American nut is grown commercially in a broad belt from Florida to New Mexico and from Texas...

It`s time that someone went to bat for buckwheat. The grainlike plant is rich in complex carbohydrates and other nutrients, such as protein, the B vitamins and iron. Buckwheat long...

Most bluesmen don`t find commercial success until middle age--or later. Not so for Robert Cray, a 33-year-old guitarist whose subtle and decidedly slick approach to the blues has won widespread...