Jazz

Jazz CD Review: “Distant Song” — Reflective Strength

April 14, 2018
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Singer Fred Farell brings an introspective sensibility to this album and has gathered a group of songs that are appropriate for his introverted and quietly aspirational lyrics.

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Jazz CD Review: Edward Simon’s “Sorrows & Triumphs”

April 7, 2018
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One doesn’t have to have gone too deeply into Buddhism to recognize its influence on the titles found here, and perhaps on the music as well.

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Jazz Concert/CD Review: Frank Carlberg and Noah Preminger — “Whispers and Cries”

April 2, 2018
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The talented duo’s ability to impressively converse across a stylistic divide was fascinating.

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Jazz CD Review: “Scandal” — Masters of Their Art

March 27, 2018
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Scandal is a masterful example of musical discourse dedicated to making the most of the powers and pleasures of tradition-infused improvised jazz.

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Jazz CD Review: The Kathrin Pechlof Trio

March 24, 2018
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Toward the Unknown is a well-wrought, well-rendered recording — one worthy of serious attention.

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Jazz Concert Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition at the ICA

March 19, 2018
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Indo-Pak Coalition’s energized music and performance somehow manages to square the circle —  it is as engaging as it is songful and intelligent.

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Jazz Concert Review: Anat Cohen Tentet and Ben Wendel “Seasons” Group at Sanders Theater

March 15, 2018
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A kaleidoscopic small-band adventure led by one of the world’s great clarinetists, and a superbly-played set by Ben Wendel’s dynamic quintet.

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Jazz CD Review: Lello Molinari’s Italian Music in a Jazz Vein

March 13, 2018
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The communication among the group members is at a high level and the playing is flawless.

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Jazz Review: Accent — “In This Together”

March 7, 2018
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The music on Accent’s album is lovely and the singers render the arrangements with skill and commitment.

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Jazz CD Review: Sara Serpa’s “Close Up” — Rewarding Ambiguity

March 5, 2018
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Singer Sara Serpa refracts, bends, suspends, and shifts sounds and syllables, creating a kind of linguistic limbo.

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