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Jazz Feature: Pianist Jason Moran Repays It Forward

February 15, 2012
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From James P. Johnson to Thelonious Monk to Jason Moran, inspired mentors carry the past into the future.

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Musician Interview: Neal Francis on His Album “Return To Zero”

March 22, 2025
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Chicago singer-songwriter and pianist Neal Francis has been riding a smooth retro groove since the late 2010s, thanks to his stellar fusion of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

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Opera Album Review: Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Christmas Eve” — Steeped in Pagan Pantheism, Brilliantly Performed

May 8, 2024
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s delightful village comedy, based on a Gogol short story, receives a modern recording that features a superb international cast.

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Classical Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Wilson, Szymanowski, and Copland

February 8, 2019
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Conducting Lumina, Andris Nelsons was entirely in his element, capably drawing out the music’s shimmering gestures — string flourishes, brass fanfares, woodwind filigrees, and the like – from a locked-in BSO.

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Film Review: “Get Out” — A Different Kind of Horror Flick

April 14, 2017
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Get Out owes much to the small but precious film genre that dares to cultivate bizarre and hip satire.

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Album Review: James Taylor’s “Before This World” — Still Singing Pretty

June 15, 2015
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Before This World is a remarkable collection of what James Taylor calls “agnostic hymns, recovery songs and love songs” that stands up to the best of his work.

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Fuse News: What NPR’s Obit of Balanchine Ballerina Maria Tallchief Missed

April 13, 2013
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Maria Tallchief forever changed the idea of what it meant to see America dancing.

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Movie Review: “Female Helmers” — A Terrific Evening of Shorts

November 7, 2012
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Each film demonstrates a distinct female sensibility as well as a strong and unique stylistic vision.

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Theater Review: “The Waverly Gallery” — A Powerful Look into a Descent into Dementia

June 5, 2019
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A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.

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Book Review: Annotating Jane — An Illuminating New Edition of Austen’s Persuasion

February 28, 2012
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This invaluable addition to the Austen literature offers two for the price of one: a beautifully designed and printed edition of the novel many consider her best and a parallel critical commentary that deepens our understanding and opens up a rich, textured view of her world and time.

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