Jazz

Jazz Album Review: Emily Remler’s “Cookin’ at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988” — Incomparable

December 6, 2024
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“Cookin’ at the Queens” is an invaluable addition to the legacy of guitarist Emily Remler.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Sun Ra and Bill Evans — Two Superb Sets of Previously Unavailable Live Music

December 6, 2024
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As usual, Elemental’s pressings are pristine and the packaging is artful and informative, with new photos.

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Jazz Concert Review: Vijay Iyer Trio — A Hard Won Freedom

November 29, 2024
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The Vijay Iyer Trio creates an atmosphere that becomes so intense listeners are compelled to share the vibe.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Three Releases with a Distinctly Delightful International Flavor

November 22, 2024
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A trio of varied, high quality jazz releases: “Entre Amigos”, “Strange Times”, and “Three Visitors”.

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Jazz Concert Review: The Abdullah Ibrahim Trio Featuring Cleave Guyton and Noah Jackson — In a Meditative Mood

November 19, 2024
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Most in the Berklee audience seemed satisfied with the chance to be in South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s presence, subdued perhaps, but still casting a magisterial aura.

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Jazz Album Review: Three Superb Recordings — Inspired by the Number 7, College Fight Songs, and “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

November 15, 2024
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A trio of jazz albums that dazzle in surprising ways. 

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Jazz Album Review: Keith Jarrett’s “The Old Country” — A Welcome Trip Down Memory Lane

November 8, 2024
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“The Old Country” is a wonderful addition to the Keith Jarrett discography. There are no stale leftovers here — this album adds a whole new course to the pianist’s extraordinary banquet.

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Concert Review: The Dresden Dolls and Gogol Bordello Rage Against the Machine

November 5, 2024
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Saturday’s finale of a two-night Roadrunner stand, the Dresden Dolls’ first Boston shows since 2017, raged as a celebration of camaraderie and catharsis.

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Jazz Album Review: Ohad Talmor’s “Back to the Land” — Homage to Ornette Coleman

November 1, 2024
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We should be grateful for Ohad Talmor’s wide-ranging curiosity, not only because of the detective work he put into the Ornette Coleman/Lee Konitz recordings, but because of his uniquely varied presentations of these mostly unknown pieces.

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Jazz Album Review: Godwin Louis’s “Psalms and Proverbs” — Sighs of Elation and Faith

October 30, 2024
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In Godwin Louis’s music, prayer seems best expressed in dance.

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