Music

Theater Review: A Top-Notch Staging of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”

October 25, 2012
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Despite the material’s limitations, the stellar SpeakEasy Stage cast and designers nail “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”‘s irreverent, over-the-top vibe, serving up plenty of humor and high amplitude entertainment.

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Classical Music Review: The Romantic Temperament of Pianist Nareh Arghamanyan

October 23, 2012
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Nareh Arghmanyan is a personality and technique that thrives on performing Romantic music, and it was her Rachmaninov and Schumann that were most impressive on a recital that also featured the Second Bach Partita.

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Fuse Concert Review: Joshua Weilerstein and the Discovery Ensemble/Courtney Lewis

October 23, 2012
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It’s a pity we can’t hear the Discovery Ensemble every week – it’s a group that radiates energy and models inventive programming.

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Fuse Jazz Review: Chick Corea and Gary Burton Set Off A Fiery “Hot House”

October 23, 2012
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Chick Corea and Gary Burton were celebrating their recent disc, “Hot House,” which they said was meant to recall the sixties, when the two were starting their careers. But the sixties were never quite like this.

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Video Review: Neil Young’s Devastating “Ramada Inn”

October 16, 2012
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When you have a spare twenty minutes, grab some headphones and take your laptop to a dark corner to watch and listen to “Ramada Inn.” You will need the extra three or four minutes to compose yourself.

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Concert Review: Bach’s Magnificat etc. with the Handel and Haydn Society/Harry Christophers

October 16, 2012
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Friday’s was the first of a series of strong, interesting programs H&H is offering this season. If its success is any indication of what’s to come (and I hope it is), we should have a very special few months ahead of us, indeed.

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Jazz Concert Review: Donny McCaslin – The Big Round Sound

October 13, 2012
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It was a rocking night, full of fun and energy. It was intelligent, maybe even a bit brainy at times.

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Arts Feature: Water Music – Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center

October 11, 2012
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For performers and audience members alike the Shalin Liu setting is as much a part of the experience as the music. It has quickly transformed the intimate hall into a destination location for a growing number of admiring artists.

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Jazz Appreciation: Mark Harvey 44, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra 40

October 8, 2012
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Mark Harvey and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: It’s hard to remember what the Boston jazz community was like before Harvey came along. In fact, the term “jazz community” would have seemed far-fetched at best if anyone had used it.

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Jazz Review: Eliane Elias/ Marc Johnson – “Swept Away” at Sculler’s

October 7, 2012
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Intimacy has been the key note of bossa nova performance ever since the initial murmurings of Joao and Astrud Gilberto, and singer Eliane Elias can whisper with the best of them.

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