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Daniel Gewertz

Jazz Commentary: Russell’s “Hustle,” The Duke of Ellington, and Me

What exactly did the Duke’s music symbolize to Russell’s shifty characters, two upwardly mobile lowlifes more anxious to fleece the world than fall in love?

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: American Hustle, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Daniel Gewertz, David O Russell, Duke Ellington

Short Fuse Podcast #24 — Hopes & Gripes, The 2020 Grammys

One of the Art Fuse‘s music reviewers, Deanna Costa has a lot to say about this year’s Grammys awards.

By: Deanna Costa Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Daniel Gewertz, Deanna Costa, Grammy Awards, Grammys

Music Commentary: Grumbling About The Grammy Awards

After 61 years – and a slew of rule changes and category alterations – the Grammys remain the most philistine of our major shiny statue ceremonies.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged: Daniel Gewertz, Grammy Awards

Theater Review: Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” — Neither Noir nor Romp

Ken Ludwig’s stage version of Murder on the Orient Express is an enjoyable diversion.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Daniel Gewertz, Spiro Veloudos

Music Commentary: Ken Burns’ “Country Music” — Superb Cinematic Storytelling

Country Music digs into the rich, deep dirt of a music with a complicated past, a hybrid genre soaked in soulful suffering, twangy glory, and times both high and tough.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Folk, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Country Music, Daniel Gewertz, Ken Burns, PBS

Arts Feature: When Aretha Franklin Snapped Me 

Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha’s shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Featured, Music Tagged: Aretha Franklin, Daniel Gewertz

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