Glenn Rifkin

Music Interview: The Sweet Remains — Performing Only When the Stars Align

February 13, 2018
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This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.

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Jazz Concert Preview: Pianist Tamir Hendelman — A Welcome Return to Rockport

September 6, 2017
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The versatile, talented Israeli-born keyboardist has always had a pay-it-forward attitude about sharing his craft.

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Film Interview: Peabody Award-winning director Vanessa Gould on her documentary “Obit”

September 20, 2016
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A subject as potentially grim and dry as writing an obituary is transformed into a moving look at language, inquiry, and the art of story-telling.

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Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood – Global Adoration

August 11, 2016
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If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.

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Jazz Preview: The Rockport Jazz Festival (and Summer Gala) — Dedicated to Building an Audience for Jazz

August 8, 2016
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Shalin Liu Becomes a Jazz Destination: Wynton Marsalis Headlines the Rockport Music Summer Gala fundraiser.

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Music Interview: Singer Dianne Reeves — Her Foundation is Jazz

July 10, 2016
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“I try not to live in fear, which is the big thing we have to fight right now.”

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Restaurant Review: The Table — A Memorably Delicious Destination Location

April 25, 2016
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The Table is serving a nightly prix fixe menu that will win over the palates of the most finicky foodies.

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Music Interview: Singer Lisa Fischer — On Moving Forward 20 Feet

March 21, 2016
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Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn’t she a star, fans would wonder?

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Theater Review: “Tinker to Evers to Chance” — Too Many Pop-ups

February 15, 2016
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The play is at best a solid double off the Green Monster at Fenway, or more appropriate, a line drive into the ivy at venerable Wrigley Field.

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Theater Review: “The White Chip” — An Ambitious Primer on the Woes of Alcohol

January 14, 2016
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Sean Daniels displays a fearless desire to share his own battle with alcoholism, a disease that nearly destroyed his career and his life.

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