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February Short Fuses – Materia Critica

February 1, 2022
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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CD/DVD Review: “Celebrate Ornette” — An Exuberant Homage to a Jazz Genius

February 17, 2017
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This collection demonstrates that the music of Ornette Coleman is in tune with something elemental and essential in the human spirit.

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Poetry Review: Joshua Bennett’s “Owed” — Paying a Debt, Memorably

November 16, 2020
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Every exquisitely crafted line reflects the pull of a threatening body politic, the gravitational force of history.

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Coming Attractions: May 1 through 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

May 1, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Feature: Quotes for the New Year

January 1, 2018
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Some pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.

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Book Review: Ornette Coleman –The Life of a Jazz Visionary

July 27, 2020
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“Ornette was looking for those notes, the ones that feel no pain.”

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Coming Attractions: June 30 through July 15 — What Will Light Your Fire

June 30, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Coming Attractions: June 2 through 18 — What Will Light Your Fire

June 2, 2019
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Jazz Commentary: Ornette Coleman — An Outsider Cracks the Egg

July 28, 2020
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The final, ineluctable quality that Ornette Coleman brought to the table was that he had an individual “voice,” which is the sine qua non and preeminent ethos in jazz.

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Music Remembrance: Ornette Coleman — The Gentle Iconoclast

June 12, 2015
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Ornette Coleman’s music was avant-garde but, perhaps unconsciously, his notion of art as free lyrical adventure was deeply American.

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