Steve Provizer

Jazz Album Review: The Art of Vocalese — Janis Siegel’s Jazz History Lesson

October 3, 2026
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Janis Siegel’s first project since the Manhattan Transfer’s 2023 dissolution honors the lyric-driven jazz practice shaped by Eddie Jefferson and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.

Book Review: A Life Lived at the Boomer Crossroads

September 9, 2026
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Robert Dattoli’s “Boomer Madness” recounts a picaresque journey through sex, drugs, work, protest, and the cultural upheavals of postwar America—but its reflections on the generation often prove less compelling than its adventures.

Arts Remembrance: The Musical Mission of Joel Cohen

August 4, 2026
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His galvanizing presence left an enduring mark on Boston’s musical culture.

Concert Review: War, Remembered in Song

May 31, 2026
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At Shalin Liu, Skylark pairs Poulenc’s “Figure humaine” with Civil War–era music in a program of striking contrasts

Jazz Interview: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Todd Stoll — Jazz Education’s Farm Team Keeps Growing

April 30, 2026
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The Jazz at Lincoln Center vice president of education discusses the growth of Essentially Ellington, the rise in student playing, and the organization’s push for wider access.

Book Review: “Unfinished” Argues for AI as an Artistic Partner — But at What Cost?

December 27, 2025
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“Unfinished” supplies a thoughtful analysis of the relationship between music, musicians, and AI.

Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemski

December 6, 2025
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Being a one-man or one-woman band while toiling in the shadows is not glamorous work. Over the last 13 years, producer Alex Lemski undertook this role and supplied a great deal of exciting, important music to the people of Boston.

Jazz Commentary: The Enduring Enigma of Chet Baker

November 21, 2025
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I take a look back at the compelling documentary “Let’s Get Lost” because of the recently released “Chet Baker Performs and Sings: Swimming by Moonlight”, 15 unreleased studio recordings made by the trumpeter.

Cultural Commentary: Cryptocurrency and Artists, A Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?

November 6, 2025
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Our financial establishment is being hijacked in a car driven by a greedy, vengeful man, his industry cronies and a doormat Congress cowering meekly in the back seat.

Album Review: Peggy Lee’s “Mirrors” — Fifty Years of Cabaret Noir

October 23, 2025
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The musicians assembled here for the updated recordings of tunes from fifty years ago are first-rate, and Peggy Lee still convincingly inhabits a wide range of material.

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