Music
There’s one thing both Robinson brothers lack outside of The Black Crowes: creative tension.
If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.
Jazz organ pioneer Dr. Lonnie Smith comes to the Rockport Jazz Festival.
Shalin Liu Becomes a Jazz Destination: Wynton Marsalis Headlines the Rockport Music Summer Gala fundraiser.
This year I resolved to do an unapologetic fan experience at Newport Jazz.
“It might sound a little kooky comparing David Bowie to poet William Butler Yeats, but they had similar pitfalls as artists.”
Given the realities of music in 2016, it’s good to see a glitter-era icon who’s still alive and kicking.
“Hey, the more Yes music being played in 2016, the better.”
Most of the can’t-miss acts on this year’s Lowell Folk Fest roster are artists who make preserving musical traditions a family business.
Readers inspired to take a listening journey from Gioia’s historical perspective will benefit greatly from his delineation of jazz’s various forms.

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