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Concert Review: Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra — An Admirable Balancing Act

May 2, 2024
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The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra is  a rare gem in the already star-studded crown of European ensembles.

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Concert Review: Sir András Schiff — A Night to Remember

November 13, 2023
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The pianist provided a 150-minute long procession of anecdotes, thoughts, and absolutely first-class playing for his adoring, thoroughly attentive audience, who happily bought tickets to hear whatever Sir András Schiff chose to play.

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Jazz Album Review: Ingrid Laubrock’s “The Last Quiet Place” — Searching for Inner Purpose

March 27, 2023
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The album seems to me to be about spotlighting the ensemble’s sound rather than the virtuoso displays of its leader.

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Jazz Album Review: Adam O’Farrill’s “Visions of Your Other” — Humanizing the Mechanical

November 8, 2021
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I find Visions of Your Other exciting. It is beautifully recorded: these are four musicians who care about their sound.

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Jazz CD Review: Anthony Braxton – Quartet (New Haven) 2014 — Freely Creative Music

June 22, 2019
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This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.

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Book Review: “So Lucky” — A Body-Slam of Empowerment

May 12, 2018
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So Lucky is a tough, accomplished novel, a book that readers didn’t know they needed.

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Opera Review: The Comic Ravings of a “Madman” — Opera As Political Pastiche

May 3, 2018
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The performance’s excellent musicianship and many amusing moments were at the service of a relevant evening of commentary on the lighter side of the current news cycle.

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Rock Concert Review: After Forty Years, Joe Jackson is Still “The Man”

February 16, 2019
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The show cemented Joe Jackson’s reputation as an inscrutable and enigmatic songwriter, a talented musician and social outsider who speaks for Everyman.

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Dance Feature: Kelley Donovan — “The Body Becomes the Messenger”

March 9, 2016
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Kelley Donovan & Dancers returns to Boston with a production that challenges the emotional and physical resilience of the human body.

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Rock Concert Review: The Machine Performs Pink Floyd, Expertly

June 9, 2012
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Imitation and musical thievery are pretty standard in the current world of mainstream music, but when The Machine took the stage last night to perform the music of Pink Floyd, they drew a precise and deliberate line between impersonation and authentic tribute.

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