Music
Playing vinyl involves holding something in your hand, putting a needle down and, at least on my high end system, listening to sound quality that can mesmerize.
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This is state-of-the art modern jazz, alternately hard swinging, contemplative, commercial, and abstract.
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Rossini’s Zelmira is a powerhouse opera that features two coloratura tenors and equally demanding roles for soprano and mezzo.
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Inspired by their leader, bassist Christian McBride, the musicians in this big band always sound like they are having the times of their lives.
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“Best band in the world”? Butcher Brown spends the next 40 minutes or so living up to its boast, as song after song heads off into a different direction without a stumble or misfire.
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“I’m trying to get people to be at ease with the incredible amount of variety in the United States.”
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With the Covid-19 pandemic decimating entertainment venues around the country, artists like Smither are doing everything they can to help these vital music emporiums survive.
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This is what I feel can add: the perspective of a native-born son of the Rochester metro; and a view from the bridge through jazz-colored glasses.
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A world-star soprano, in her magnificent prime at age 36, offers her first recital CD, and you can participate in its online “launch.”
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Jazz Remembrance: The Lasting, Complex Legacy of John Coltrane
Of all the musicians who were harbingers of change, none has had the long-term influence on young musicians that John Coltrane has had.
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