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Helen Scales is a self-described nerd who studies the ocean as an enthusiast as well as a scientist.
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Saxophonist Harold Land has been a major contributor to the rich tapestry of jazz. Check him out.
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This Italian fairy tale is more whimsical than groundbreaking, but it has all the delights of a day at the beach.
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Naledi Masilo is a South African musician who explores the beauty and power of music and song to expand our sense of place.
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‘Lived experience’ doesn’t automatically confer moral or political insight, argues social critic Ben Burgis, but if we can make others laugh at that assumption we might be getting somewhere.
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Truman & Tennessee is a meticulously researched and edited documentary about two gay men and their differing commitments to art.
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These are not persuasive essays; rather, they are thought-provoking juxtapositions of facts, observations, and speculations — with a teleology.
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Overall, “Remember the Ladies” is a love letter to an era and to a cheerful vision of painting.
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Vocalist Anaïs Reno and Mark Masters and his big band supply compelling homages to the brilliance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
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Edgar Wright’s first documentary looks into why the long-lived, constantly risk-taking, dazzlingly original band Sparks remains relatively unknown.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues