The cast for this Boston Lyric Opera production was first-rate, and composer Terence Blanchard has worked in a wide variety of jazz styles and shifts gears to keep the score swinging throughout.
Terence Blanchard
Jazz Album Reviews: A Trio of Recordings That Put String Quartets in Jazzy Settings
The rewards of these and other recordings provide ample proof that, with its shape-shifting qualities, the string quartet will continue to be a powerful asset for talented jazz composers.
Music Documentary Review: “Up From the Streets” — New Orleans’ History of Oppression and Creativity
Up From the Streets is no New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival — but it tries.