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 11:35AMThe point of the Spring Quartet, one assumes, is to showcase its four multi-talented members, particularly their talents as composers.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:50PMThe Matt Wilson Quartet prides itself on variety: the band can play ersatz Indian music, free jazz, and funky rhythm and blues, as well as an occasional touching ballad.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:31AMAmongst the acoustic live sessions, listeners should be delighted with the Chick Corea-Herbie Hancock duets.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:56AMOne doesn’t come away from a Wayne Shorter Quartet performance merely raving about individual accomplishments: the set on Sunday night never felt like a compelling sequence of solos.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:52PMThe set was thrilling, full of the most intelligent byplay, and consistently songful. Chamber music doesn’t get any better than this.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:27AMRalph Alessi's compositions are flexible rather than tightly organized, yet their initial statements are strong enough to dominate even the freest group improvisations that follow.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:10PMOne of the remarkable aspects of these duets is that almost nowhere is either player -- Fred Hersch or Julian Lage -- reduced to mere comping.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:55PM