David Amram at 85: Distilling his multiple personalities
He doesn’t look much older than when he was 60. But he’s showing his age in a way that true artists do. His 2014 piece, Greenwich Village Portraits, is one of his very best. … read more
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-12-22
The creative class won’t save your arts organizations
Let’s talk about Hartford. I’ve never been to Connecticut, but in the past week I have read two stories about Hartford, and it is interesting to think about the links, if any. … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2015-12-22
Museum World: Five To Applaud
It’s tough being a critic, especially a blogging one. No matter one’s natural tendencies to want to like something, you also tend to see the flaws and the disappointments, then end up coming off as a scold. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-12-22
Solstice beyond jazz, unruly mashup to meditative rhythm
Saxophonist Mars Williams and band ecstatically wed holiday songs and Albert Ayler anthems at the Hungry Brain in Chicago past 12 pm December 20 — the deepest, darkest, longest night of the year … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2015-12-22
In Praise of Nuci’s Space
Much of the time, it’s hard to know who the good guys are. Other times, essential things become clear. A few weeks ago I attended an event for the Athens, GA, musicians resource called … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2015-12-22
Other Places: Evans Not A Secret Anymore
On his Jazz Profiles blog, Steve Cerra is featuring pianist Bill Evans’s The Secret Sessions collection recorded at New York’s Village Vanguard. A fan named Mike Harris, taped Evans and his trio at the club … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-12-22
Dancing Down to the Bone
It’s November, 2006, and I’m sitting on one of the highest carpeted risers in St. Mark’s Church watching Luciana Achugar’s Exhausting Love. Suddenly one of the performers (Hilary Clark) works her way toward me and my companion and wedges herself between us. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-12-22
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