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Jazz CD Review: Kate McGarry’s “The Subject Tonight Is Love”

February 14, 2018
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Kate McGarry’s latest release is a gorgeous seminar on the many facets of love.

Music Interview: The Sweet Remains — Performing Only When the Stars Align

February 13, 2018
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This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.

Classical Concert Review: BMOP celebrates Joan Tower

February 13, 2018
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Above all, Joan Tower’s music doesn’t waste your time.

Music Interview: Do It Now Supplies a New New Beat

February 8, 2018
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Older folks say Do It Now reminds them of the Beats.

Jazz Review: Curtis Brothers in Concert — Mentoring Bears Fruit

February 8, 2018
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The Curtis Brothers performance was a display of the mentoring system at its best.

Concert Review: Hub New Music in Worcester

February 6, 2018
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A stirring serving of contemporary classical music from Hub New Music.

Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Mozart and Shostakovich

February 2, 2018
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Despite Shostakovich’s often-dissonant approach, the Fourteenth has always been highly-regarded if infrequently-played.

Classical Music CDs: Orchestral Music from “The Ring” and Michael Tippett’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 2

February 1, 2018
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The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra gives sold readings of two Michael Tippett symphonies.

Classical CD Reviews: Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Schumann and “The Gershwin Moment”

February 1, 2018
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The San Francisco Symphony delivers performances of chamber-like sensitivity and remarkable transparency.

Jazz Concert Review: Lee Konitz at 90 — At the Regattabar

January 31, 2018
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Lee Konitz presented himself as the aging hipster he seems to be — sunglasses, laconic presence, and an I-don’t-give-a-shit attitude.

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