Music
While Freda Payne still sings “Band of Gold” on soul package revues, she has recently rekindled the jazz side of her career.
Read MoreA vital part of Susan Graham’s appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.
Read MoreMurray Talks Music shows how brilliant Albert Murray could be even when he didn’t have time to polish his prose.
Read MoreThere’s an apparent level of trust between the BSO and its leader, best demonstrated by the spirited excellence of the orchestra’s playing of late.
Read MoreFrom Roxbury to Mattapan to Beacon Hill to City Hall, new and not-so-new events are becoming annual features of Boston Jazz Week.
Read MoreThe real advantage Born To Be Blue has over Miles Ahead is that it uses the music as a way to get into the soul of its title character.
Read MoreNikolaus Harnoncourt’s final recording is the conductor at his best. Bernard Haitink helmed a great performance of Mahler’s Symphony no. 1.
Read MoreOver the decades, avant-garde jazz musical Henry Threadgill has not only enriched but remade the musical landscape.
Read MoreFort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s heart is in the right place with the ensemble consistently erring on the right (far) side of caution.
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