Jazz
Pianist Ahmad Jamal rose to fame by doing something completely different.
Of course, neither saxophonist sounds precisely like Coltrane: there would be no point in trying.
Large parts, if not all, of this well played, eclectic disc should appeal to various tastes in modern improvised music.
The Fest’s music is mostly about audience participation — whether it’s dancing, sing-a-longs, or shouts of call-and-response.
These trio of releases from pianist Satoko Fujii are exciting snapshots of a jazz daredevil in action.
Peter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.
Jason Anick, on violin and mandolin, and Jason Yeager, on piano, showed off just how exhilarating it can be to kick down musical walls.
This is music that says things that cannot be said any other way, music that cannot wear its heart on its sleeve.
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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