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Jazz Concert Review: Nels Cline 4 — Mindbenders

July 5, 2018
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Nels Cline 4 is a group that can cross musical and cultural boundaries with exhilarating ease.

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Jazz CD Review: Lionel Loueke’s “Close Your Eyes”

July 3, 2018
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Lionel Loueke is a unique voice, who has managed to bring a number of influences together without weakening or undermining any of them.

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Music Commentary: The Vinyl Resurgence

July 3, 2018
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For the moment, it is refreshing to see how carefully the music is being recorded and packaged.

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CD Review: Summer Classics…with Strings Attached — The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

July 3, 2018
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Why would anyone think a good-time rocker like “Fun, Fun, Fun” needed strings?

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Jazz CD Review: Harold López-Nussa — Rhythms Charming and Churning

June 30, 2018
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Pianist Harold López-Nussa is his own bold and expressive rhythm section.

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Jazz CD Review: Dave Holland Ventures into “Uncharted Territories”

June 27, 2018
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On these two discs you’ll find masterfully played, engaging excursions into the tonal beyond.

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Jazz CD Review: Buster Williams — An Exemplary Modern Bassist

June 24, 2018
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There are no missteps on this disc. Buster Williams and company make all the complications swing, mightily.

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Music Review: Stephen Stills and Judy Collins — Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

June 23, 2018
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So who knows where the time goes? Sadly, it only goes in one direction. But the past can be gracefully revived.

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Jazz Commentary: Greg Hopkins Big Band at Ryles — Whither Big Bands?

June 20, 2018
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At this time in the Boston jazz scene, there are no ongoing spaces for big bands and, predictably, the number of such ensembles has shrunk.

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Film Preview: “The Man Who Laughs” — A Perfect Fit for the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra

June 14, 2018
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This effort is the most ‘Hollywood’ score the BSFO has created yet, a plush musical carpet for The Man Who Laughs’s emotional high and lows.

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