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Jazz Coming Attractions — December 19 through January 8

December 19, 2016
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Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis celebrates New Year’s Eve with a nifty little band.

Commentary: Best Jazz Recordings of 2016

December 18, 2016
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Several of these discs, including the sublime Jim Hall-Red Mitchell collaboration, are unexpected pleasures.

Jazz Gift Recommendations: The Test of Time, 2016

December 18, 2016
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I think any one of these releases would be received gratefully by a person who listens with both ears.

Jazz Review: Sheila Jordan with the Yoko Miwa Trio at Thelonious Monkfish

December 16, 2016
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Sheila Jordan, to the club crowd in Central Square: “What do I care? I’m still alive.”

CD Review: The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble — Volatile Fun

December 12, 2016
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Contagious enjoyment is very much the goal of Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. Mission accomplished.

CD Review: The Dave Liebman Group Stretches Out — Expansions Live

November 26, 2016
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Dave Liebman’s band, like its adventurous leader, is more than willing to take a deep dive.

Jazz Review: Chucho Valdés – Joe Lovano Quintet at the Berklee Performance Center — Molto Vivo

November 11, 2016
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Intense head music and powerful foot music, but this show needed a little more heart.

Jazz CD Round-up: Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Wadada Leo Smith, Anna Webber, and More

November 4, 2016
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Over a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.

Jazz Review: Danilo Pérez & Jazz 100 at Sanders Theater — Surprise after Surprise

October 20, 2016
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With 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.

Jazz Concert Review: John Scofield’s “Country for Old Men” — Well Worth a Visit

September 27, 2016
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Country for Old Men is surely going to stand as one of the best, as well as among the most unusual, recordings of the year.

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