There was an easy depth to the music, if such is possible, as if the musicians were digging in hard, but with the relaxed assurance that comes of a shared vision.
George Garzone
Fuse Concert Review: Celebrating the Life and Music of Pianist/Composer Jan Jarczyk
A vigorous and admiring tribute to Jan Jarczyk, a man his daughter called “a whirlwind of creativity.”
Jazz CD Review: A Worthy “Elvin Jones Project”
Bassist Michael Feinberg has done many things right in his richly varied tribute to the great percussionist Elvin Jones.
Fuse Music Review/Commentary: The Fringe in Context — Boston Conservatory’s New Music Festival II
Boston Conservatory’s New Music Festival is inspiring a series of critical and speculative commentaries from Fuse Jazz Critic Steve Elman. Here is the second, which focuses on The Fringe and some of the qualities that make the trio special in the world of jazz.
Fuse Music Review — The Fringe, Dave Liebman, & Rakalam Bob Moses: All In, In Deep
In less than an hour, there had been enough substance to send the first set crowd into the Cambridge night shaking their heads in amazement, spirits lifted, all else forgotten for a brief still time. Another houseful of listeners waited on the sidewalk for the second set. By Steve Elman. The best way to hear […]
Coming Attractions in Jazz: November 2009
By J. R. Carroll After the New England Conservatory’s well-deserved turn in the limelight last month in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their jazz studies program, the Berklee College of Music comes to the fore in November with a strong series of performances on- and off-campus. Photo by Jesus Angel Hernandez de Rojas, available […]