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Alex Alvear

The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From the Experts

Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem — the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Books, Dance, Featured, Film, Jazz, Music, Theater Tagged: & Memoirs, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary, Alex Alvear, Ambrose Bierce, and Almereyda, arts, Branagh, Cinematic Hamlet: The Films of Olivier, gifts, holiday, Jimmie Lunceford, John-Coltrane, Library-of-America, Mango Blue, Mosaic-Records, New World Jazz Composers Octet, Patrick J. Cook, Paul Lieberman, Tales, The Devil's Dictionary, Thelonious Monk, Thomas-Bernhard, Victor Halfwit: A Winter's Tale, Voltaire, Zeffirelli

Coming Attractions in Jazz: August 2010

By J. R. Carroll Vacation time? Not for the musicians of New England. An amazing amount of live music this month, not a little of it free and open to the public. Photo by Denise Sullivan Treme trombonist and vocalist Glen David Andrews bridges gospel and New Orleans jazz at Johnny D’s in Somerville, MA […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Alfredo Rodriguez, Amazing Things Arts Center, Asylum, Athene Wilson, Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Charlie Banacos, Charlie Kohlhase, Cubist Band, David Binney, Double Wide, Ecuador, Elin, Explorer's Club, Ezekiel's Wheels, Frank London, Franklin Park Coalition, Glen David Andrews, Gregorio Uribe, HarborWalk Sounds, Herbie Hancock, Institute of Contemporary Art, Jazz Underground, Jerry Leake, Jerry Sabatini, Jimmy Herring, John Ellis, Johnny D's, Juancho Herrera, Kendall Square, Kendrick Oliver, Klezmatics, Klezmer Brass All-Stars, lautari, Lenny White, Leo Nocentelli, Lily Pad, Lowell Summer Music Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Ñawi, New Life Jazz Orchestra, Other Europeans Band, Outpost 186, Phill Argyris, Radio Bean, Red Fox Inn, Regattabar, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Roma, Ryles, Scullers, Slainte, Sonic Explorers, Spruce and Maple Quartet, The Beachcomber, The Caboose at The Greenway, Third Occasion, Tish Adams, Tito Puente Latin Music Series, Titus Sparrow Park, Xander Naylor

Coming Attractions in Jazz: February 2010

There may not be any Lester Young tributes scheduled for Presidents’ Day, but the entire month of February is nothing less than a valentine to jazz piano. By J. R. Carroll Pianist Jason Moran hasn’t yet encountered a piece of music (or even raw sound) that he couldn’t transform into a jaw-dropping improvisation. Johannes Brahms, […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Allan Holdsworth, Beehive, Berklee College of Music, Brad Mehldau, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Dan Moretti, Eliane Elias, Fred Hersch, Hip Hop, Iron Horse Music Hall, Jason Moran, Jazz Marauders, Jazz Underground, Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Leo Blanco, Lionel Loueke, Lisa Thorson, Mango Blue, Marc Rossi, Marta Gomez, Nando Michelin, New England Conservatory, Ramona Borthwick, Regattabar, Regina Carter, Robert Glasper, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tony Williams Lifetime

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