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Jazz Album Review: A Confidently Rousing “La Marseillaise” from Pianist Laszlo Gardony

October 25, 2019
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One of the strengths of Laszlo Gardony’s playing is his confident insistence on what he is doing, his impressive self-assurance.

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Jazz CD Review: Satoko Fujii’s “Confluence” — Invigorating Experiments

June 27, 2019
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Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.

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THE ARTS FUSE TURNS TEN! — Give to the Summer Appeal and Keep Us Strong

June 13, 2017
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THE ARTS FUSE TURNS TEN! Help sustain substantial critical coverage of the arts.

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Book Review: “The Elixir of Immortality” — A Fabulous Ride Through European History

February 1, 2014
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Love stories, treachery, brilliant plans, history itself gone awry – it’s all here in inspiring abundance in this fabulous novel, where the Spinozas make their way through hundreds of years of European history.

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Jazz Album Review: Aruán Ortiz’s “Créole Renaissance” — A Unique Sound

August 30, 2025
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Aruán Ortiz’s energy, his skill at creating surprises and variations, and his impressive keyboard mastery make his solo album fascinating.

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Concert Review: Jesus Lizard — More than a Noise-Rock Band

December 15, 2024
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Jesus Lizard remains one of rock’s most fearsome combos, and this night the veteran band delivered one of 2024’s most memorable shows.

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Book Review: “The Body of the Soul” — Life is a Game Worth Playing

November 24, 2023
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Ludmila Ulitskaya’s stories are fatalistic in spirit, but not morose.

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Author Appreciation: Historian Stephen B. Oates

August 31, 2021
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No writer, historian, or filmmaker ever took me nearly as close to Abraham Lincoln the man as did Stephen B. Oates. I have always been indebted to him for that.

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Film Review: “Annette” — A Rock Opera That Goes Backward in Order to Go Forward

August 5, 2021
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I want to gird you, readers, for the insanity and beauty of Annette

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Concert Review: A Prodigy Who Delivers the Goods — Benjamin Grosvenor

November 10, 2013
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I have seen my share of prodigies and their gushing PR. So I was pleasantly surprised when Benjamin Grosvenor, an unassuming youth in a white shirt and black pants, walked out and played with beauty and style.

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