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Arts Feature: When Aretha Franklin Snapped Me 

September 9, 2019
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Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha’s shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing.

Jazz CD Review: Pianist Erroll Garner — Remastered Sessions from His Prime

September 8, 2019
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Octave is issuing twelve sessions (“newly restored and expanded”) of Erroll Garner material from the ’60s and ’70s, when the popular pianist was at the height of his career.

Coming Attractions: September 8 through 24 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 6, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Jazz Recording Review: “Jazz and Art” — Paying Musical Homage to Painting

September 6, 2019
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For me, about half of the compositions here successfully reflect the artistic visions of the painters that inspired the music.

Film Review: “Satanic Panic” — A Silly, Fun, Trashy Horror Vibe

September 5, 2019
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Satanic Panic is a crazy ride, managing along the way to poke fun at the lifestyles of the rich and bored, reminding us that decadence among the upper classes is very scary indeed.

Theater Review: “The Lifespan of a Fact” — Truth and Consequences

September 4, 2019
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In a taut 90 minutes, The Lifespan of a Fact zeroes in on some key issues that we’re grappling with as a country — or ought to be.

Book Review: “De Gaulle” — An Exemplary View of the Man and His Times

September 4, 2019
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For anyone interested in the man or that era, De Gaulle is indispensable.

Book Review: “Rabbit’s Blues” — The Reserved Tenderness of Johnny Hodges

September 2, 2019
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Johnny Hodges was originally a Cambridge/Boston guy, and one of the most interesting sections of Con Chapman biography is his knowledgeable description of the local jazz scene in the 1910’s and ’20s.

Rock Album Review: Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” — No Surprises

September 2, 2019
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Fear Inoculum is not a bad album. It’s not a great album either, and Tool has made some great albums.

Jazz CD Review: Two Quartets Discover Exhilarating New Terrain

September 1, 2019
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The powerful quartets on The People I Love and Terra Incognita work toward locating places beyond notation where, in each moment, new vistas may emerge.

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