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Jazz Concert Review: Vijay Iyer Trio — A Hard Won Freedom

November 29, 2024
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The Vijay Iyer Trio creates an atmosphere that becomes so intense listeners are compelled to share the vibe.

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Classical Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Performs Kevin Puts’s “The Brightness of Light”

November 27, 2024
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Kevin Puts’s mesmerizing song cycle probes the passion, loss, and resignation in the relationship between the artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.

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Book Review: Cher Speaks — Part One

November 25, 2024
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Now 78, Cher has written a compellingly candid chronicle of her early life and showbiz career, up until her move into the movies, which will be told in Part Two.

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Concert Review: Sturgill Simpson — Nothing If Not Chameleonic

November 25, 2024
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In this overstuffed show, Sturgill Simpson presented himself as someone who, after too long away from the stage, was back because he was in love with playing for the sake of playing. 

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Classical Concert Review: Berliner Philharmoniker Plays Bruckner

November 24, 2024
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The whole effort culminated in the finest orchestral performance these ears have heard in Boston since, well, the last time the Berliner Philharmoniker was here.

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Concert Review: Horizon Ensemble Ushers in a Festive Autumn

November 23, 2024
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There wasn’t much autumnal despondency in this Horizon Ensemble program; it was dedicated to the upside of the season, an invitation to enjoy all its warmth, friendship, and festivity.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Three Releases with a Distinctly Delightful International Flavor

November 22, 2024
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A trio of varied, high quality jazz releases: “Entre Amigos”, “Strange Times”, and “Three Visitors”.

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Classical Concert Review: The Belvedere Series Plays Sibelius, Grieg, Nazaykinskaya, Vasks, and Shostakovich

November 20, 2024
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The Belvedere Series is a chamber music group whose mission of bringing the art form to new audiences is matched by an admirable desire to expand and redefine just what the canon is. Even better: that ambition is backed up by top-flight programming, playing, and musicianship.

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Jazz Concert Review: The Abdullah Ibrahim Trio Featuring Cleave Guyton and Noah Jackson — In a Meditative Mood

November 19, 2024
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Most in the Berklee audience seemed satisfied with the chance to be in South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s presence, subdued perhaps, but still casting a magisterial aura.

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Musician Interview: Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes on the Making of “Oh Brother”

November 18, 2024
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“Every record makes the setlist better because we get to keep the things that have really been killin’ and then do things that make you push yourself because these are songs that you haven’t played in several years.”

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