Monday, August 22, 2016
"When you think about music it's got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:28PMTuesday, July 26, 2016
Ben Ratliff's volume about how to listen to music is full of fairly radical but largely undefended assertions.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:49AMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Time has only made the members of this trio more adventurous as well as accomplished.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:26AMMonday, July 11, 2016
It’s easy to recommend this new two disc set, where the miracle that was Charlie Parker is on glorious display again and again.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:45AMFriday, April 22, 2016
Over the decades, avant-garde jazz musical Henry Threadgill has not only enriched but remade the musical landscape.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:15PMWednesday, April 13, 2016
Live, the experience of a cosmic rhythm with every stroke is both more intense and more intriguing than on record.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:50AMMonday, March 21, 2016
Pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith produce music that is precise and quietly evocative, peaceful and gently probing.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:22PMTuesday, December 29, 2015
These live recordings capture Weather Report's sound during its most celebrated years.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:13PMSunday, December 6, 2015
How does one keep a big band together long enough to make such brilliantly evocative sessions as that by Maria Schneider and the others listed here?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:20AMThursday, December 3, 2015
According to its web site, TUM operates mainly thanks to volunteers. We should be grateful.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:54PMSaturday, October 31, 2015
As a soloist, Fred Hersch is a wonder: he plays with an active, to the point of restless, two-handed style that sweeps a listener along with its lyrical fervor.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:52PMWednesday, October 28, 2015
With the galvanic addition of Joshua Redman, The Bad Plus is now made up of four intense virtuosos whose musical intelligence is as impeccable as their instrumental chops.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:01AMMonday, October 12, 2015
trumpeter–composer Mark Harvey’s imaginative conducting made the pieces work together in fascinating ways.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:58AMWednesday, August 19, 2015
Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975 has its drawbacks, but I wouldn’t want to be without this four-disc collection
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:21AMSunday, July 5, 2015
An inspiring man as well as a brilliant musician, Garrison Fewell had the courage to turn away from the darkness and to embrace the light.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:16PMFriday, June 12, 2015
Ornette Coleman's music was avant-garde but, perhaps unconsciously, his notion of art as an improvisational lyrical adventure was deeply American.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:56AMWednesday, April 15, 2015
Given that these two virtuoso pianists were in a jubilant, hometown mood, this was a concert that could hardly fail to please.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:14AMMonday, March 2, 2015
Gradually, Clark Terry developed on the trumpet the rounded, full tone that became so distinctive.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:57AMFriday, January 23, 2015
Made up of Boston-based musicians, the Laszlo Gardony Quartet is one of the city’s under-recognized treasures.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:32PMWednesday, January 14, 2015
Despite the monaural sound, these gloriously performed string quartets remain my favorite Haydn recordings.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:45AMTuesday, December 2, 2014
Jazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:10AMSaturday, November 15, 2014
Despite their somewhat muffled sound, both sets are valuable documents, not least because we hear the under-recorded Gabor Szabo in duet with Charles Lloyd.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:33PMTuesday, November 11, 2014
A vigorous and admiring tribute to Jan Jarczyk, a man his daughter called “a whirlwind of creativity.”
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:56PMMonday, November 3, 2014
Jim Hall sounds at his best on these newly issued duets. So does Charlie Haden, whose plangent sound has rarely, if ever, been captured so well.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:15PMFriday, September 19, 2014
Free and fluid as it was, the set made memorable sense to the packed crowd at the Lily Pad.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:44PMTuesday, September 16, 2014
Wadada Leo Smith's latest album features a series of miraculous performances that give a new meaning to freedom: the sometimes lengthy and airily open improvisations take us on journeys but …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:23PMThursday, August 14, 2014
With their expert handling of powerfully understated compositions, this trio's performances insinuate themselves into your mind and age there like fine wine.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AMFriday, July 25, 2014
Pianist Fred Hersch’s ballad playing is one of the special treats of contemporary jazz.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:01AMSaturday, July 19, 2014
Gilbert Kalish's recital is as distinguished and appealing as one would expect.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:56AMMonday, July 14, 2014
"One of the great things about improvisation is that it teaches you the importance of the moment and how to live in that moment and place importance on this life and making this life better."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:16PMSunday, March 16, 2014
The first part of the evening worked: Robert Pinsky was a good enough actor, his poetry was sufficiently transparent, and Vijay Iyer proved to be a brilliant accompanist.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:35AM 
