Music
Hindemith and Britten could hardly have asked for more committed advocates than Steinbacher, Jurowski, and the RSOB.
“To me, ’67 was a year that was different from what came after it.”
If there’s an essential “Leonard Bernstein at 100” album, this one, so far, is it: excellent performances of relatively unknown music deserving to be heard.
Dave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.
Saturday’s performance ranked among Odyssey Opera’s finest and most artistically satisfying undertakings.
The disc’s assemblage of young and old pianists pays off — Handful of Keys is one of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s better efforts.
Matthew Sweet and Tommy Keene return to town to brighten the Music Hall in Allston.
The versatile, talented Israeli-born keyboardist has always had a pay-it-forward attitude about sharing his craft.

The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year: Warming Up a Riff — How It Happened, and Why It Matters