Jazz
The throughline of “Town and Country” is folk — austere, hardscrabble.
Read MorePianist Ahmad Jamal rose to fame by doing something completely different.
Read MoreOf course, neither saxophonist sounds precisely like Coltrane: there would be no point in trying.
Read MoreLarge parts, if not all, of this well played, eclectic disc should appeal to various tastes in modern improvised music.
Read MoreThe Fest’s music is mostly about audience participation — whether it’s dancing, sing-a-longs, or shouts of call-and-response.
Read MoreThese trio of releases from pianist Satoko Fujii are exciting snapshots of a jazz daredevil in action.
Read MorePeter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.
Read MoreJason Anick, on violin and mandolin, and Jason Yeager, on piano, showed off just how exhilarating it can be to kick down musical walls.
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Commentary and Preview: The Shrinking Scene v. Jazz Week and the Thelonious Monkfish Jazz Festival
I try to be optimistic, but it’s hard not to observe that the jazz club scene in eastern Massachusetts is worse than it’s been in decades.
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