Bill Beuttler
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06/03/13 Albums
Modular Living By Design
Will Martina
Will Martina is among the cellists who have performed with jazz composer par excellence Henry Threadgill—hence the tribute “Thanks, Henry” on Modular Living by Design , Martina’s third album as a leader and second with pianist Jason Lindner and drummer Richie...
05/30/13 Albums
Haymaker
Noah Preminger
Noah Preminger’s worthy follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2011 album, Before the Rain , is richly rewarding stuff, but the young tenor saxophonist is backed this time by the three new sidemen rounding out his current quartet. The big change is the switch...
05/29/13 Albums
Live at Scullers
Grace Kelly
The new live album from Grace Kelly opens with “Please Don’t Box Me In,” the alto saxophone prodigy signaling her Esperanza Spalding-sized ambition to add singing and songwriting to her portfolio. That particular tune’s ambitiousness, ironically, makes it...
04/08/13 Concerts
Concert Review: McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring Gary Bartz
Looking frail, but still playing brilliantly
02/25/13 Concerts
Live review: Miguel Zenón Quartet and NEC Jazz Orch. in Boston
'Identities are Changeable: Tales from the Diaspora' examines Puerto Rican roots
02/13/13 Albums
Rockjazz Vol. 2
Elew
Talented musicians are working hard to make jazz popular again. Robert Glasper and Esperanza Spalding put out pop-oriented albums last year, and now comes ELEW, as Eric Lewis has rechristened himself, with Rockjazz Vol. 2 . ELEW chucked his given name and...
11/18/12 Concerts
Concert Review: Dave Douglas in Cambridge, 11-15-12
The trumpeter is joined on hymns from his new album ‘Be Still’ by singer Aoife O’Donovan
11/09/12 Concerts
Concert Review: Julian Lage Group/Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, Mass., November 3, 2012
08/08/12 Concerts
Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2012
Bill Beuttler reports on the highlights from Rhode Island; photos by Ken Franckling
06/18/12 Albums
The Composers
Dmitry Baevsky
Alto saxophonist Dmitry Baevsky’s aptly titled new album is a delectable tribute to nine great composers. The Russian émigré tackles tunes written by a roughly even mix of familiar giants (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Ornette Coleman, Duke...
06/12/12 Albums
Friendly Fire
Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring
It’s been more than half a century since hard bop was born and blossomed. Despite the inevitable passing of many of its creators and brightest lights, the form remains alive and kicking on certain nights in certain clubs. For proof, consider Friendly Fire...
06/04/12 Features
Robert Glasper: Renegade of Funk
Robert Glasper is going to make the jazz world safe for hip-hop and R&B—and vice versa
05/02/12 Concerts
Concert Review: Esperanza Spalding, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, April 22
A triumphant homecoming for the Grammy winner and rising star
03/25/12 Albums
Yes!
Ali Jackson/Aaron Goldberg/Omer Avital
This deeply satisfying collaboration of drummer Ali Jackson, pianist Aaron Goldberg and bassist Omer Avital was a long time coming. They’ve known and worked with one another for a couple of decades, having crossed paths in school, in assorted bands, on the...
02/24/12 Albums
Three Views
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is relentlessly innovative. In 2005, the trumpeter launched his Greenleaf Music label to keep pace with his huge compositional output and to get his music to listeners more efficiently. This summer came the cloud-based Greenleaf Portable Series...
02/06/12 Concerts
Jason Moran & the Big Bandwagon: Boston, February 2, 2012
A Monk-inspired rumination worth rejoicing over
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