Jazz
A kaleidoscopic small-band adventure led by one of the world’s great clarinetists, and a superbly-played set by Ben Wendel’s dynamic quintet.
The communication among the group members is at a high level and the playing is flawless.
The music on Accent’s album is lovely and the singers render the arrangements with skill and commitment.
Singer Sara Serpa refracts, bends, suspends, and shifts sounds and syllables, creating a kind of linguistic limbo.
There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but with the relaxed assurance that comes of a shared vision.
One marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.
I’ve never run across music like this and never had even a platonic notion of what such a hybrid would sound like.
It was supposed to be an evening of sheer virtuosity, and that’s what it was.
Kate McGarry’s latest release is a gorgeous seminar on the many facets of love.
Older folks say Do It Now reminds them of the Beats.
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