Jazz
“It’s not something to be tolerated,” saxophonist Kamasi Washington said. “It’s something to be celebrated.”
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Melhor do que isso só mesmo o silêncio, melhor do que o silêncio só joão (The only thing better than [music] is silence, the only thing better than silence is João)—Caetano Veloso (“Pra Ninguém”)
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This year’s Montreal Jazz Festival Festival would have been more successful had it not been for all the construction ripping apart the city.
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A sense of promise remains a hallmark of the Montreal Jazz Festival — always end by looking forward.
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The Montreal Jazz Festival is overwhelming in a way, but somehow genial, and finally inspiring.
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Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony is his third effort in the grand form.
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Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.
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This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.
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These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.
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Jazz Appreciation: The Double Six of Paris — A 60th Anniversary Appreciation
2019 is the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Double Six of Paris, so it is a good time to shine a spotlight on the group’s spectacular work.
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