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Television Review: “Jane Fonda in Five Acts”

November 15, 2018
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The more we hear Jane Fonda’s homilies about needing to be “whole” and “self-actualize” the more her personal journey sounds more like a succession of carefully calculated branding exercises.

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Jazz Feature: A Conversation with Jane Ira Bloom

October 26, 2021
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I spoke with Jane Ira Bloom on September 21, 2021 via Zoom. This transcript has been edited for space and ellipses have been omitted for readability. Some paraphrases and details are added for clarity.

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Jazz Review/Interview: Duncan Heining Revises His Landmark Biography of Jazz Composer George Russell

December 2, 2020
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If you do not know George Russell, this book will bring you closer to one of the geniuses of American music. Read More

Dance Review: Boston Ballet’s “rEVOLUTION” — The Art of Evolution

March 4, 2020
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Boston Ballet’s rEVOLUTION is memorable because of its duel commitment: it is both enormously entertaining as well as edifying.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #8 – Sibelius’s “Night Ride and Sunrise”

March 5, 2016
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Surely the time has come for a major revival of Night Ride and Sunrise.

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Book Review: The Blissful “Botched-Night Splendor” of Tram 83

October 2, 2015
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Tram 83 mirrors the most sordid and chaotic features of contemporary African cities, in which non-Africans also remain intimately and often deviously involved.

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Classical CD Reviews: Shai Wosner’s Haydn/Ligeti and Justin Taylor’s “La famille Forqueray”

February 3, 2017
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Hats off to harpsichordist Justin Taylor for the resonant, gripping performances he turns in on his debut album.

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Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism

August 16, 2019
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The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.

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Music Feature: An Interview with Brian O’Donovan about “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn”

December 20, 2012
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Born from O’Donovan’s long-running WGBH-radio program, “A Celtic Sojourn,” the Christmas show mixes traditional Irish, Scottish, and Welsh fare with favorite Christmas songs performed with such affecting beauty that it’s reasonable to say you’ve never heard them like this before.

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Film Review: Boston Jewish Film Festival — A Powerful “Bulgarian Rhapsody”

November 6, 2015
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The history lesson embedded in Bulgarian Rhapsody is subtle yet also packs a wallop.

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