Review
That’s why Wadada Leo Smith’s musical visions are so miraculous: there’s an impression of drift, yet they rarely meander.
Read MoreFaye Driscoll’s muddled version of taking artifice apart is far too familiar; we’ve done it all before, seen it more than once.
Read MorePoet Rob Cook bends time and space at will, dispenses with natural laws when convenient, and shuffles sensory perception like a deck of cards.
Read MoreThe King’s Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.
Read MoreNothing sleepy about the playing in the Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax disc; New Hampshire’s Heather Gilligan is a composer to watch.
Read MoreAn invigorating staging of Henrik Ibsen’s still pertinent play about spinelessness up and down the political spectrum.
Read MoreThis is one of the year’s standout orchestral albums and it’s a special treat to catch the ensemble live on these shores so soon after its release.
Read MoreFinding Kukan is a compelling detective story covering the fields of World War II history and film preservation.
Read MoreAn entertaining but surprisingly slight monologue from Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol.
Read MoreLeif Ove Andsnes’ excellent all-Sibelius album is nothing short of revelatory; Borusan Quartet’s disc is creatively programmed and brilliantly played.
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