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The Grateful Dead’s music is moving forward with the help of musicians who are OK with the occasional look back over their shoulders.
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Here’s a look back at the history of jazz recordings and a selection of ten of the best, plus one release from 2018 that has a good chance of being one of my favorites for many years to come.
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This entertaining version of The Nutcracker reflects Boston’s rich multicultural diversity.
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Shtisel offers a humane glimpse into the lives of people who would normally be shrouded from me by all sorts of religious and political barriers.
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Aequa is one of the year’s standout new-music albums. Philip Glass’s Symphony no. 11 suggests that the veteran composer has more than a few tricks left up his sleeve. And Neave Trio’s Celebrating Piazzolla is a thoroughly delightful, engaging album.
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Rev William Barber II has effectively demonstrated again and again what he often calls “fusion politics” across lines of race, age, and religion.
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Visions Take Flight is one of those rarest of accomplishments: a contemporary music album that’s a sheer joy to listen to, from start to finish. And John Cage on guitar? Why not?
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Where do you go once you’ve watched the classic Xmas films? Some suggestions.
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An impressive collection of nine new releases (seven of which are reviewed here). While some might not displace the classic recordings of Debussy already out there, this gathering offers some welcome and fresh interpretive contrasts.
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Best Jazz Recordings (and Live Concerts), 2018
A pair of our critics supply their favorite albums and live local concerts of the year.
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