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A sometimes funny, more often tedious riff on romantic love, Lillian Groag's new play is a sticky valentine that occasionally veers into hate mail. Starting from the premise that it all began in the ...

The first thing you notice about Raul Midon is his voice – a Stevie Wonder tears-of-joy voice. Then it’s his dazzling guitar style – syncopated, percussive, and slap-happy, combining elements of ...

In Raul Midón’s new track “The Mirror,” the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso considers the mirror as a metaphor. “I am fascinated with the mirror as a metaphor for how we teach ...

There’s a stunning purity in his sound, an inspired, jazzlike complexity in his approach. The music — often melodious, sometimes pretty — is always open and free. Raul Midon (that’s mee-DON), a blind ...

Along with his 11 studio albums as a solo artist, Midón – dubbed “an eclectic adventurist” by People magazine – has collaborated with such heroes as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers, ...

Raul Midón lives in a world of sound — blind since birth, Midón's interpretation of his surroundings is borderless. He sings with the passion of the best classic soul singers, and his instrumental ...

Ask Raul Midon about his musical inspirations, and he will point to the Argentine folk styles introduced to him by his father. Review his touring itinerary and you will find him on the road with an ...

Raul Midón background is an elaborate tapestry of influences. By Sam Tornow Raul Midón’s background is an elaborate tapestry of influences. Born in New Mexico, the Grammy-nominated songwriter is of ...

Raul Midon is in good musical company these days. He provides the vocals for Herbie Hancock's cover of the 1984 Stevie Wonder hit "I Just Called to Say I Love You." And on Midon's debut CD, State of ...