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Wadada Leo Smith’s latest album features a series of miraculous performances that give a new meaning to freedom: the sometimes lengthy and airily open improvisations take us on journeys but never seem to wander.
Read MoreSunday’s concert had the Discovery Ensemble and conductor Courtney Lewis playing with uncommon vigor and focus: this was one of the most exciting symphonic performances that any local orchestra has given this season.
Read MoreMiss Tess and the Talkbacks — the group will be at MA’s Green River Festival on Saturday. Catch them if you can.
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“The Old Country” is a wonderful addition to the Keith Jarrett discography. There are no stale leftovers here — this album adds a whole new course to the pianist’s extraordinary banquet.
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It’s tempting to frame these books as opposing sides in an argument, Old School Establishment vs. Progressive Left. They are more like parallel universes; their opinions and even their terms rarely converge.
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Mario Diacono’s Boston shows were legendary.
Read MoreSo, what is one to make of the BPYO’s weekend effort? It was a bit bold, to be sure. But it was also stirring, heartfelt, and timely.
Read MoreAs long as the wizardly spell of dramatist Mark O’Rowe’s creative versification stays strong, Terminus holds you firmly in its slip-slimy grip. The nimble verse is rappy and snappy, a sort of slangy, obscene, sing-song rhyme (with some breath-taking vocal syncopation) that accentuates rather than undercuts the dark doings of the play, at least for…
Read MoreThat Symphony Hall was probably a third empty is inexplicable, but, if you missed any of these concerts, it’s truly your loss. These were among the BSO’s benchmark performances of the last decade.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues