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Julian Lage

Jazz Album: “Love Hurts” — Guitarist Julian Lage’s Strongest Recording to Date

Jazz Album: “Love Hurts” — Guitarist Julian Lage’s Strongest Recording to Date

The disc is manna for lovers of assertive electric guitar, played by one of today’s top practitioners, in an unadorned trio setting.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Julian Lage, Love Hurts, Steve Feeney

Jazz CD Review: The Nels Cline 4 — Eclectic Accomplishment

Jazz CD Review: The Nels Cline 4 — Eclectic Accomplishment

This disc is mainly a showcase for guitarist Nels Cline’s compositions as well as his cleverness at commanding group improvisation.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: Blue-Note, Constellations, Currents, Julian Lage, Nels Cline, The Nels Cline Four

Jazz Concert Review: Nels Cline 4 — Mindbenders

Jazz Concert Review: Nels Cline 4 — Mindbenders

Nels Cline 4 is a group that can cross musical and cultural boundaries with exhilarating ease.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Blue-Note, Currents Constellations, Julian Lage, Nels Cline, Nels Cline 4, Steve Feeney

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Fred Hersch and Guitarist Julian Lage — A Sublime Duo

Fuse Concert Review: Pianist Fred Hersch and Guitarist Julian Lage — A Sublime Duo

The set was thrilling, full of the most intelligent byplay, and consistently songful. Chamber music doesn’t get any better than this.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Fred Hersch, Free Flying, Julian Lage

Fuse Album Review: Fred Hersch and Julian Lage — Gloriously “Free Flying”

Fuse Album Review: Fred Hersch and Julian Lage — Gloriously “Free Flying”

One of the remarkable aspects of these duets is that almost nowhere is either player — Fred Hersch or Julian Lage — reduced to mere comping.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Flying Free, Fred Hersch, Julian Lage

Coming Attractions in Jazz: June 2010

Coming Attractions in Jazz:  June 2010

By J. R. Carroll June brings a cupful of world jazz. [Updated: See Mose Allison item below] Photo by Daniel Sheehan While the eyes of the sporting world may be on the stadiums of South Africa, there will be plenty of international flavor here in New England this month. Brazilian born but now Seattle-based, pianist/composer/arranger […]

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music, Visual Arts, World Books Tagged: Afrobeat, Al Di Meola, Allen Toussaint, Amazing Things Arts Center, Arturo Sandoval, Cesar Pedroso, Discover Jazz Festival, Don Byron, Duduka da Fonseca, Fela Kuti, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, João Gilberto, Jovino Santos Neto, Joyce Moreno, Julian Lage, Los Van Van, Manolo Mairena, Middle-East, Mose Allison, Narrows Center for the Arts, Natick Center for the Arts, Nilson Matta, Paradise Rock Club, Pupy y Los Que Son Son, Romero Lubambo, songo, Symphony Hall, Tony Allen, Trio da Paz, Trombone Shorty, Troy Andrews, Wilbur Theatre, World Sinfonia

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