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Fuse News: Bassist Eddie Gomez Holds Court at the Lilypad in Cambridge

April 27, 2013
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One of the world’s greatest bass players recently enthralled a standing-room only crowd with a masterful performance, and the attendees could not have numbered more than 75 people.

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Jazz Week 2013: After a tumultuous year, Boston looks ahead

April 26, 2013
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In the wake of the horrors of last week, Jazz Week 2013 comes as almost an act of defiance, an insistence that life will go on in all sectors of the Boston community.

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Fuse News: The Authentic Weirdness of Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys

April 25, 2013
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Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys specializes in modern psychedelic rock stripped of the jam-band baggage.

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Concert Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin — An Extraordinary Recital

April 25, 2013
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In my experience, few leave an Evgeny Kissin concert disappointed.

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Classical Music Feature: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 Season — An Appraisal

April 24, 2013
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Next season’s stale programming certainly derives from the BSO’s lack of a music director guiding and shaping the overall course of the season.

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Music Commentary: The 15th Annual New England Metalfest — Blunt Over Pretty

April 23, 2013
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I was curious to see how the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent events would filter into the fest. It began with my Facebook newsfeed displaying “Going to Worcester to blow off steam”-type messages.

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Fuse News: R.I.P. Richie Havens

April 22, 2013
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There was probably no better summing up of Woodstock Nation than the lines, “Sometimes, I feel, like a motherless child/A long ways from my home.”

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Jazz News: Thoughts on Wadada Leo Smith’s “Ten Freedom Summers” — Pulitzer Finalist in Composition

April 18, 2013
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Ten Freedom Summers is a masterful, supple series of compositions that has the gravitas of a major work that also, from time to time, it swings dramatically.

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Fuse News: NEC Celebrates a Legendary Partnership

April 18, 2013
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Pianist Randy Weston and arranger Melba Liston will be honored in a celebratory concert at the New England Conservatory.

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Jazz Review: Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau At The Berklee Performance Center

April 16, 2013
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The wizards of mandolin and jazz piano were in perfect sync, blending styles and breaking barriers.

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