Music

Music Interview: The Revelers Serve Up Swamp Pop Gold

August 22, 2016
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The swamp pop revival is receiving a big assist from The Revelers, whose members helped found two of Cajun music’s most prominent combos.

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Jazz Performance and CD Review / Commentary: Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines” and “Early Americans”

August 17, 2016
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Exposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.

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Fuse CD Review: The Black Crowes Take Flight — Separately

August 16, 2016
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There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.

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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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Music Interview: Talking to Organist Dr. Lonnie Smith — Soul-Jazz Legend

August 11, 2016
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Jazz organ pioneer Dr. Lonnie Smith comes to the Rockport Jazz Festival.

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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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Jazz Concert Review: An Improvised Saturday at the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival

August 3, 2016
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This year I resolved to do an unapologetic fan experience at Newport Jazz.

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Music Interview: Rob Sheffield on David Bowie

August 2, 2016
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“It might sound a little kooky comparing David Bowie to poet William Butler Yeats, but they had similar pitfalls as artists.”

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Music Review: Singer Bryan Ferry — Seductive Melancholy Wrapped in the Most Elegant of Grooves

August 1, 2016
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Given the realities of music in 2016, it’s good to see a glitter-era icon who’s still alive and kicking.

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Music Interview: Prog-rocker Billy Sherwood and His Passion for Yes

July 29, 2016
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“Hey, the more Yes music being played in 2016, the better.”

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