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Robert Glasper

Jazz Album Review: “Dinner Party” — Room for Joy in a Messed-Up World

Marked by a blended mastery of multiple genres — from jazz and R&B to hip-hop — Dinner Party is a perfect album for a time of pandemic, police brutality, and an uncertain future.

By: Gabe Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: 9th Wonder, Dinner Party, Gabe Sherman, Kamasi Washington, Phoelix, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin

Dance Review: Howling Wolf—Abraham.In.Motion at the ICA

When the Wolves Came In. Photo by Ian Douglas.

One of the reasons audiences and funders love Kyle Abraham’s work is that the layered landscapes of his dances resonate with the fraught conditions outside the theatre.

By: Debra Cash Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Glenn Ligon, Institute of Contemporary Art, Kyle Abraham, Nico Muhly, Robert Glasper, World Music/CRASHarts

Coming Attractions in Jazz: February 2010

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 Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Jazz, Music Tagged: Acton Jazz Cafe, Alex Alvear, Allan Holdsworth, Beehive, Berklee College of Music, Brad Mehldau, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Dan Moretti, Eliane Elias, Fred Hersch, Hip Hop, Iron Horse Music Hall, Jason Moran, Jazz Marauders, Jazz Underground, Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Leo Blanco, Lionel Loueke, Lisa Thorson, Mango Blue, Marc Rossi, Marta Gomez, Nando Michelin, New England Conservatory, Ramona Borthwick, Regattabar, Regina Carter, Robert Glasper, Russell Malone, Ryles, Sanders Theatre, Scullers, Tony Williams Lifetime

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