Virginia A. Schaefer

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05/07/12    Community Articles

Fred Hersch, “Leaves of Grass” at New England Conservatory

With “Leaves of Grass,” pianist and composer Fred Hersch has created a jazz setting of selections from 19th-century poet Walt Whitman’s ground-breaking and wide-ranging book. After completing the work in 2003, Hersch presented it in a few cities and released...

02/16/12    Community Articles

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura at The Lily Pad

In a rare Boston-area visit, Satoko Fujii, pianist and composer, and Natsuki Tamura, trumpeter and composer, gave a duo performance at The Lily Pad, a well-kept storefront space dedicated to jazz. Fujii and Tamura, who are married and live in Japan, have...

02/13/12    Community Articles

Jason Moran, “In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959”

Pianist and composer Jason Moran presented his program “In My Mind” at New England Conservatory, where Moran has been on the faculty since 2010. “In My Mind” centers on the 1959 Thelonious Monk concert at New York’s Town Hall, where Monk performed his compositions...

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About Virginia A. Schaefer

Virginia A. Schaefer is a freelance writer whose reviews and articles about jazz have appeared on AllAboutJazz.com and in Jazz Improv magazine. She holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from New England Conservatory.

Virginia A. Schaefer joined the JazzTimes community on Jan 20, 2012