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Music Review: Bluesman Buddy Guy at 79—Born to Play the Blues

Today, Buddy Guy’s vocals are as fresh and project as strongly as on any of his classic recordings.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: blues, Born to Play Guitar, Buddy Guy, Matt Hanson, Quinn Sullivan, Wilbur Theatre

Rock Review: Mike & the Mechanics — A High Sense of Songcraft

Over a 90-minute set Mike & the Mechanics touched a number of bases, all of them comfortable and familiar: Rousing AOR rock, soft rock ballads, retro-soul, and just a slight touch of Genesis prog.

By: Brett Milano Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Andrew Roachford, Brett Milano, Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Tim Howar, Wilbur Theatre

Jazz Review: Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion — A Taste of Genius

If drummer Ginger Baker’s staring into the abyss, he’s doing it with defiance and a good beat.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Brett Milano, Ginger Baker, Jazz Confusion, Wilbur Theatre

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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