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Jazz CD Review: Bill Frisell — “Music IS”

One marvels at Bill Frisell’s improvisations, which can be both surprising and songful.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Bill-Frisell, guitar, Music IS, solo

Concert Review: Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar at Regattabar — In The Blues Comfort Zone

Sonny Landreth tours with an electric rhythm section, but Tuesday night found him in a quieter duo with Austin, TX steel guitarist and former Asleep at the Wheel member, the wonderfully-named Cindy Cashdollar.

By: Brett Milano Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: blues, Brett Milano, Cindy Cashdollar, guitar, Regattabar, Sonny Landreth

Jazz Review: Guitarist Eric Hofbauer at the Lily Pad — A Mosaic of American Moods

Jazz Guitarist Eric Hofbauer likes to deconstruct tunes and scramble them with free-associative juxtaposition.

By: Jon Garelick Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Eric Hofbauer, guitar, Lily Pad

Jazz Concert Review: Guitar Double Header at the Lily Pad — Joe Morris Trio/Mary Halvorson Quintet

When the musical whirlwind came to an end the crowd responded with a standing ovation, an enthusiastic testament to the power of this sweat-soaked night of edgy jazz guitar.

By: Steve Mossberg Filed Under: Featured, Jazz Tagged: guitar, Joe Morris, Lily Pad, Mary Halvorson

Concert Review: Paco de Lucía — The Rock Star of Flamenco Guitar

There was nothing in the program about the pieces he and his fellow musicians would be playing, but no one seemed to care. Most already knew the music from Paco de Lucía’s recordings. They were coming to hear him live, and there was not an empty seat to be seen in the Boston Opera House.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: flamenco, guitar, Paco de Lucía, World Music/Crash Arts

Music Interview: The Art of Storm ‘n’ Twang — Writing Music for Buster Keaton Silents

By Bill Marx Steamboat Bill Jr. is my personal favorite among Buster Keaton’s classic silent comedies, and the image (above) of Buster holding an upturned umbrella (this is a publicity still—in the movie he wields the useless brolly during a rampaging storm) is one of the movie’s greatest sight gags, an indelible image of the […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Film, Music Tagged: archguitar, Buster Keaton, Coolidge Corner moviehouse, guitar, Peter Blanchette, Steamboat Bill Jr.

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