Jazz
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?
Miss Tess and the Talkbacks — the group will be at MA’s Green River Festival on Saturday. Catch them if you can.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week.
Sometimes what you’re searching for is actually right in front of you.
Participants of Ted Cutler’s Outside the Box Festival recognize there could have been more publicity about the event.
When I saw him, he was rarely still on stage: a Billy Bang performance was something like a dance.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, visual art, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!
Over five extended compositions, composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith leads a new large ensemble, TUMO, creating a challenging but engaging world of sound that combines composed elements with strong soloists and group improvisation.
[Updated.] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!

Arts Commentary: The Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony Orchestra — A Tale of Two Crises