Tao Forms
New albums from Billy Hart, Phil Haynes & Free Country, Pat Thomas, Kalia Vandever, and the Webber/Morris Big Band.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
New discs from James Brandon Lewis and Vijay Iyer merit serious attention from admirers of improvised music.
Three recordings that testify to the chameleonic power of the (usually) avant-garde pianist Matthew Shipp.
Decades on, Matthew Shipp and Whit Dickey have grown into mature models of how to keep the faith when following an idiosyncratic muse.
Arts Commentary: The Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony Orchestra — A Tale of Two Crises