Music
Roll calls of some of the notable musicians who passed away this year.
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Jazz isn’t an orthodoxy, a religion, a form of faith healing, or a tribal rite — you don’t have to be in the room with it the moment it happens to reap its benefits.
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Imperfect as it is, the 16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll offers a wealth of expert information unmatched anywhere else.
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This list consists of recent music documentaries that I streamed over the past year — a couple of duds as well as the standouts.
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Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.
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The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorites — mainly recordings.
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What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to feel bad.
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Here is my list of the 5 best music documentaries from the past year that you could/can watch on the boob tube.
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Thanks to a blend of compositional technique and solid musical grounding in each of the works, “Flames to Ashes” exceeded easy categorization.
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Music Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2021
Here are a handful of concerts that stand out from the past several months, as well as my favorite albums of 2021 – apparently even a global pandemic can’t stop the surprisingly resilient classical music recording industry.
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