Jazz

Jazz Review: The Messenger Legacy — Art Blakey Alumni Keep the Torch Lit

October 13, 2013
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Every few years, people ask, “Is Jazz Dead?” Nights like this, with living masters and future stars all paying homage to a dead legend whose music will live forever, refute the pessimism.

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Jazz Review: Sleek, Post-Modern Kneebody Delivers The New at Cafe 939

October 4, 2013
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Kneebody threw jazz into the stylistic blender and it popped out as something you probably haven’t heard before. The future sounds good.

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Jazz Album Review: Fred Hersch and Julian Lage — Gloriously “Free Flying”

September 29, 2013
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One of the remarkable aspects of these duets is that almost nowhere is either player — Fred Hersch or Julian Lage — reduced to mere comping.

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Fuse Preview: The 2013 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

September 25, 2013
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Boston’s biggest outdoor jazz event has more of a local focus his year—hardly a problem, given the wealth of talent connected to Berklee, NEC and other institutions.

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Fuse News Autumn 2013 Jazz Festival Update

September 20, 2013
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The 2013 jazz festival season in New England wraps up with events in Lowell, Newton, Boston, Falmouth, Pittsfield and Holyoke.

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Jazz Review: Guitarist Eric Hofbauer at the Lily Pad — A Mosaic of American Moods

September 20, 2013
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Jazz Guitarist Eric Hofbauer likes to deconstruct tunes and scramble them with free-associative juxtaposition.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

September 6, 2013
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[Updated.] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week.

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Jazz Review: Crazy about Kaze, Satoko Fujii’s Quartet at the Lily Pad

September 3, 2013
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Satoko Fujii’s quartet could go from 0 to 100 at the drop of a hat, but only once in a while, and nearly always at the perfect time.

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Jazz Review: The Jussi Reijonen Quartet — Fascinating Eclecticism

September 2, 2013
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Jessie Reijonen’s eclectic and spacious approach to jazz is a deliberate attempt to investigate, not necessarily fuse, his disparate roots.

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Fuse Jazz Review: Pianist Marc Cary — A Virtuoso Yarnspinner

August 31, 2013
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Pianist Marc Cary came to Sculler’s to play the neglected compositions of celebrated singer Abbey Lincoln.

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