Jazz
Dave Liebman’s band, like its adventurous leader, is more than willing to take a deep dive.
Read MoreIntense head music and powerful foot music, but this show needed a little more heart.
Read MoreOver a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.
Read MoreWith an artist as focused and sharp as Danilo Pérez as its musical director, Jazz 100 makes you sit up straight and hang on every note.
Read MoreCountry for Old Men is surely going to stand as one of the best, as well as among the most unusual, recordings of the year.
Read MoreThis year’s theme, “Jazz: A Peace Supreme,” is a bit diffuse—and so is the roster of performers, headlined by drummer Billy Hart and vocalist Al Jarreau.
Read MoreExposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.
Read MoreJazz organ pioneer Dr. Lonnie Smith comes to the Rockport Jazz Festival.
Read MoreShalin Liu Becomes a Jazz Destination: Wynton Marsalis Headlines the Rockport Music Summer Gala fundraiser.
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Music Remembrance: Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson — Making the Imagination Run
“When you think about music it’s got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”
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