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Book Review: “At the Vanguard of Vinyl” — Illuminating and Frustrating

April 28, 2024
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Other readers may be more sympathetic to this informative book’s broader conclusions about the rise of LP’s and the “erasure of black bodies and black aesthetics.

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Film Review: “Sasquatch Sunset” — Creatures of Nature, Walking Proud and Standing Tall

April 19, 2024
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“Sasquatch Sunset”‘s directors claim they were interested in respecting the universal connection between man and nature, albeit with plenty of humor.

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Jazz Album Review: “Sun Ra: At the Showcase Live in Chicago, 1976 – 1977” — Time to Blast Off

April 20, 2024
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“Sun Ra: At the Showcase Live in Chicago, 1976 – 1977” offers a rare opportunity for us 21st century listeners to experience live sets by a distinctive musical spirit.

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Jazz Album Reviews: New Sets of Previously Unreleased Music — Art Tatum, Yusef Lateef, and Others

April 23, 2024
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These four sets are among five new collections of previously-unreleased music that provide crisp snapshots of renowned jazz performers in the second half of the twentieth century and precious documents of great originals in their prime.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Performs Thorvaldsdottir, Brahms, and Mozart

April 23, 2024
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The music of Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir embraces the elemental, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra skillfully waded into its searching mystery.

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Classical Album Review: “Compositrices — New Light on French Romantic Women Composers”

April 27, 2024
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By Ralph P. Locke An 8-CD set of diverse and enjoyable works, brought back from obscurity by Aude Extrémo, Roberto Prosseda, and other major performers. Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers Cyrille Dubois and Yann Beuron (t), Aude Extrémo (mz), Claire Le Boulanger (fl), Roberto Prosseda, Alessandra Ammara, and Nathalia Milstein (p), and…

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Music Feature: New Orleans French Quarter Festival, 2024

April 25, 2024
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Some at times sentimental observations of New Orleans’s “other” massive music confab, the French Quarter Festival.

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Jazz Album Review: Owen Broder’s “Hodges: Front and Center, Vol. 2” — A Vibrant Homage

April 19, 2024
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Saxophonist Owen Broder’s efforts to keep Johnny Hodges’ music alive is more than just mere imitation. It is a fitting tribute to a musician who deserves to be listened to more.

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Coming Attractions: April 21 through May 6 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 21, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Latin Jazz Album Review: The Blustery, Bellowing, and Bluesy Sound of Dave Schumacher and Cubeye

April 16, 2024
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This is my kind of music, a tight latin jazz outfit that embraces great horn charts and explosive percussion.

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