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The Cairnes brothers explore how the analog media trickery of a bygone era may illuminate our current obsession with what is real.
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Read MoreMoppa Elliott makes eminently approachable music at a very high standard, with great ingenuity and sophistication. He has proven himself to be one of the most inventive and creative composers for small jazz ensemble since Charles Mingus.
Read MoreMoppa Elliott is an important jazz composer and a dynamic leader. When he brings a group to our area (which happens only rarely), do not miss the gig. When he issues a new recording, pay attention.
Read MoreThis is an album that I recommend heartily to anyone who enjoys exquisite music making, stunning booklet artwork, and serious scholarship.
Read More“Beyond Words” tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.
Read More“3 Shades of Blue” is at its most compelling seen as an extended essay about drugs, creativity, the jazz life, and the mysterious nature of musical genius.
Read MoreOn the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, seven Black artists were asked to respond to the theme of emancipation.
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Music Commentary: A Mystery Solved on the 50th Anniversary of the Release of “Queen II”
By Adam Ellsworth It is well established that the lyrics to the song on Queen II that’s directly about the painting (called “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”) originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his picture. What’s never been established though is exactly how Freddie Mercury became aware of this poem, or how he would…
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