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Jazz Album Review: “Blues & Bach: The Music of John Lewis” — A Remarkable Accomplishment

January 12, 2023
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MJQ pianist John Lewis would have loved to have had an orchestra this well rehearsed and recorded so beautifully.

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Favorite Music, Popular and Beyond, of 2018

December 27, 2018
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Our critics offer their musical highlights of 2018.

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Album Review: Slauson Malone’s “Vergangenheitsbewältigung” — Struggling to Cope with the Past

December 18, 2020
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Vergangenheitsbewältigung only runs 24 minutes: it is a compact, thought-provoking, and rewarding sensory experience.

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Film Preview: The Wide-Ranging Documentaries at the Independent Film Festival Boston

April 24, 2017
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There are documentary films for all tastes this year.

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Film Review: “Malcolm & Marie” — Who’s Afraid of Sam Levinson?

February 12, 2021
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This film offers a much more nuanced and self-reflective conversation about authorship, authenticity, creative inspiration, and the role of film criticism than any of its detractors are willing to admit.

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Coming Attractions: November 19 through December 5 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 19, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Book Review: “The Story of Hebrew” — A Surprise Comeback

December 14, 2017
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I cannot recall reading any book about Jewish history that contains so many “Aha!” moments.

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Book Review: “The Jazz Omnibus” — The Ultimate Box Set of the Best Jazz Writing from the Last 25 Years

March 29, 2025
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Everyone who loves jazz, or makes a living somewhere in its world, owes a debt to many of the hard-working and under-paid writers of the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA).

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TV Commentary: A Fan’s Meditations on the Finale of “Mad Men”

May 29, 2015
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People bonded with the product Mad Men was selling, but what were they falling for?

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Music Feature: Best Non-Jazz Albums of 2019 – A Semi-Chronological Constellation

January 4, 2020
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Milo Miles tests a long-held theory: that critic comments on why entries made it onto lists have little or nothing to do with whether readers track down and listen to the selected music.

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