Jazz

Jazz Commentary: Response to “The Jazz Bubble”

August 28, 2018
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Arts Fuse Jazz critic Steve Provizer responds to Dale Chapman’s book The Jazz Bubble: Neoclassical Jazz in a Neoliberal Culture.

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Commentary/Interview: “The Jazz Bubble” — The Arts, Commodified

August 23, 2018
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In what ways are the arts themselves (and our understanding of them) being shaped to serve the ethos of corporate profit-making?

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Jazz CD Review: Dave Holland Ventures into “Uncharted Territories”

June 27, 2018
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On these two discs you’ll find masterfully played, engaging excursions into the tonal beyond.

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Music Review: Anthony Coleman’s “Streams” at Jordan Hall

May 7, 2018
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Composer/pianist Anthony Coleman’s meticulous crafting made every second worthwhile.

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Music Review: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2018

May 4, 2018
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Mostly the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ends up being about the multiplicity and infinite variety of cultures and traditions, including generic funk.

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Jazz Interview: Composer/Pianist Anthony Coleman — On Being “Avant-Garde”

April 28, 2018
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As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, NEC commissioned Anthony Coleman to compose a large-scale work he has named Streams.

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Jazz Commentary: Survival of a Scene in Boston

April 21, 2018
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Local music venues — especially those with “off” music like jazz — are caught in a vice, with real estate escalation on one side and corporate-dominated digital technology on the other.

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Book Review: “This is Hip” — The Trials and Tribulations of Jazz Singer Mark Murphy

March 22, 2018
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Jazz singer Mark Murphy was just too much for most audiences during that period; too intense, too varied, too unpredictable.

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Music Interview: Stanley Sagov — Doctor Jazz

January 5, 2018
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Stanley Sagov never wants to play a piece the same way twice. He’s always engaged in a “search for freshness.”

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Film Review: “Chasing Trane” — Telling the Story of a Jazz Legend

December 20, 2017
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This documentary about John Coltrane serves up skillful, sensitive storytelling and an appropriate sense of reverence.

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