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Latin Jazz Album Reviews: Sumptuously Satisfying Sounds from Roger Glenn and Mike Freeman

September 2, 2025
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Recommendations for albums from multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn and vibraphonist Mike Freeman.

Concert Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Closes Its Season with Its First Ever Performance of Mahler’s First Symphony

September 1, 2025
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The Boston Landmarks Orchestra offered a rousing valediction for a summer season drawing to a close.

Jazz Album Review: Aruán Ortiz’s “Créole Renaissance” — A Unique Sound

August 30, 2025
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Aruán Ortiz’s energy, his skill at creating surprises and variations, and his impressive keyboard mastery make his solo album fascinating.

Jazz Album Review: Keith Jarrett Trio — “At the Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings”

August 28, 2025
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At the age of 80, pianist Keith Jarrett can no longer perform, but his legacy is secure. “At the Deer Head Inn” is a significant part of it.

Rock Concert Review: The Who Bid an Exhilarating Farewell

August 27, 2025
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If this really is the last time that Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey bring The Who out on tour, they are going out on top, leaving a legacy of songs that will undoubtedly stand the test of time for generations to come.

Jazz Album Review: Bill Evans and Tony Bennett, 50 Years After

August 27, 2025
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Perhaps the most well-known jazz piano-vocal duo recordings were made in 1975 by Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. For me, these performances are sui generis — a high-water mark of the form.

Classical Album Review: “Shostakovich Discoveries” — Music That Fell Through the Cracks

August 26, 2025
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This collection of ten items by the Soviet-era great manages to be more than a parade of mere curiosities.

Concert Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Explores Revolutions in Sound

August 25, 2025
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By Aaron Keebaugh The point was made: this was not merely a revolt, but a revolution in sound. “It is a big revolt,” King Louis XVI exclaimed after the fall of the Bastille in 1789. “No Sir,” answered François de la Rochefoucauld, “a big revolution.” The events that followed shook France to its very foundations…

Rock Concert Review: Slow and Steady Wins — Widespread Panic’s Triumphant Fenway Run

August 25, 2025
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Playing nearly 60 songs across a trio of near-three-hour shows,  jam-rockers Widespread Panic certainly made their return to Boston count.

Classical Album Review: At the “Edge of the Storm” with The Telegraph Quartet

August 25, 2025
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An impressive series of performances that are not for the faint-of-heart.

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