Month: October 2013
Nina Schuyler’s uneven novel raises some interesting questions in the course of the protagonist’s quest, and there are many fascinating details about Japan and Noh plays and the power of silence.
Read MoreDirector Jon M. Chu enlisted songwriter/performer Todrick Hall and choreographers Jamal Sims and Christopher Scott to remix the in-flight safety lecture.
Read MoreSo is the book worth reading? Depends how interested you are in twentieth century cultural history, in music and creative genius, in marriage and sexuality.
Read MoreThe moral urgency and the humane distribution of Adelle Waldman’s authorial sympathy are evident everywhere in “The Love Affair of Nathaniel P.”
Read MoreIn a way, this collection of hip writing, a “literary mixtape,” is the ultimate embodiment of the vision of the Hipster-as-Curator.
Read MoreBTC’s experiment, while not without its faults, proffers an admirable model of the sort of creative thinking that more companies should emulate when placing Shakespearean drama in a contemporary American context.
Read MoreLou Reed has left us, but the truths he took pains to show us about ourselves and our society – much as we try to cover them up – remain.
Read MoreAs those of you who have already heard “Reflektor” no doubt know, the album is fantastic, one of the best of the year for sure, whether the Grammys take notice or not.
Ralph Alessi’s compositions are flexible rather than tightly organized, yet their initial statements are strong enough to dominate even the freest group improvisations that follow.
Read MoreThe slow tempos on the whole didn’t hurt the show. People were there to hear Madeleine Peryoux — her voice and delivery, her offbeat arrangements and particular idiosyncratic take on familiar songs.
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Jazz Perspective: Zev Feldman – A Sherlock of a Producer with an Impressive Portfolio