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 Just a heads up to our readers that Patricia Barber will bring her quartet to the Regattabar for two shows on Wednesday evening, February 11th, and, for those in the Metro-West area, to the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Thursday evening, February 12th. We expect she and her compatriots…
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