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Terence Blanchard

Opera Review: “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” — Fought to a Draw

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.

By: Con Chapman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Boston-Lyric-Opera, Champion: An Opera in Jazz, Con Chapman, Emile Griffith, Michael Cristofer, 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.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Review Tagged: Absence, Breath by Breath, Fred Hersch, Helen Sung, Quartet+, string quartet, Terence Blanchard

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.

By: Clea Simon Filed Under: Featured, Film, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Clea Simon, Michael Murphy, New Orleans, Terence Blanchard, Up From the Streets

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