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Brad Mehldau

Jazz Commentary: Some Thoughts on Joshua Redman and Friends

The important thing was the collective triumph of the band’s music, in a beautiful venue, with an audience that was alive to their every move.

By: Jon Garelick Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review Tagged: A MoodSwing Reunion, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Christian McBride, elebrity Series of Boston, Jon Garelick, Joshua Redman

Album Reviews: Echoes of Prog — Brad Mehldau and Circe Link & Christian Nesmith

Recently, some artists have come out of the closet and put their prog hearts on their sleeves with new recordings that celebrate the heyday of progressive rock.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Brad Mehldau, Christian Nesmith, Circe Link, Cosmologica, Jacob’s Ladder, Jason M. Rubin

Jazz CD Review: “Long Ago and Far Away” — Together Again

This set is surely one of the finds of the year.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Impulse Records, Long Ago and Far Away

Jazz Review: Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau At The Berklee Performance Center

The wizards of mandolin and jazz piano were in perfect sync, blending styles and breaking barriers.

By: Steve Mossberg Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile

Jazz Concert Review: An Evening with Kirill Gerstein at Berklee or, The Jazz Piano Concerto, Part 2.5

Like other great artists –- Martha Argerich and Steve Lacy come to mind right away — pianist Kirill Gerstein approaches every note with a sense of how important that note is in relation to every one that has come before and every one that is to come after.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Anat Cohen, Berklee Performance Center, Brad Mehldau, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Gilmore Artist Award, jazz piano concerto, Kirill Gerstein

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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