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Fuse Album Review: Mark Dresser’s “Nourishments” — Music Tough and Pretty, Smart and Fun

August 6, 2013
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Nourishments is an emphatic musical statement from a seasoned bandleader, returning to the front of a traditional quintet.

Book Review: “The Amazing Bud Powell” — A Disappointing Study of a Jazz Legend

August 5, 2013
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Ramsey’s book on Bud Powell is both a provocative read and a disappointing one. Anyone thinking this will be an illuminating portrait of a jazz master is likely to suffer a serious case of buyer’s remorse.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

August 2, 2013
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week.

Jazz Concert Review: Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio at the Regattabar — Classic Jazz

July 27, 2013
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The name of the band itself comes from a tune by the most “classical” of all jazz bands, the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Fuse News: Arts and Culture Tips — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 26, 2013
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, visual arts, and film that’s coming up this week.

News Midsummer 2013 Jazz Festival Update

July 25, 2013
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Boomtown Festival schedule corrected and updated. The 2013 jazz festival season is getting into high gear as we head into mid-July. Here are some additions to the summer schedule as well as further details about previously announced events.

Jazz Concert Review: Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Quartet at the Regattabar

July 22, 2013
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But Mr. Ho’s Brian O’Neill had another idea. What if he took the very inauthenticity of the original music as a motive for putting together things that were never meant to go together originally? Like Bach’s Toccata and Fugue with a Balkan beat?

Fuse News Music Review: Miss Tess at the Regattabar — Happy Returns

July 19, 2013
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Miss Tess and the Talkbacks — the group will be at MA’s Green River Festival on Saturday. Catch them if you can.

Fuse News: Arts and Culture Tips — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 18, 2013
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week.

Jazz Preview: Jazz Outside the Box—or Hiding in Plain View?

July 14, 2013
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Sometimes what you’re searching for is actually right in front of you.

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