By Jonty Watt Headhunters – Herbie Hancock 1973, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. I dare you to listen to the first minute of Herbie Hancock’s 1973 album Headhunters and not tap your toes, nod your head, waggle your hips, or otherwise let its sheer funkiness come bursting out of you. It’s literally impossible, I’m convinced. In…

By Jonty Watt For four evenings in February, RAM was treated to performances of Daylighting, a new chamber opera by composer Louise Drewett, current Manson Fellow and PhD student in composition. In the beautiful setting of the Susie Sainsbury Theatre, the most memorable feature of Daylighting was its consistently charming—and at times downright brilliant—use of…