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Punjabi Prog-Rock Comes to Boston
When they told pioneering guitarist Mekaal Hasan, the first Pakistani to attend Berklee, in jazz harmony class that you shouldn’t add certain notes to certain modes, he immediately wanted... Read More
Jaco Reimagined
On Wednesday, July 13th, 2016, Beat Brasserie, located in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, hosts a night inspired by jazz icon Jaco Pastorius. Often credited for being the best bass player that ever... Read More
Sandaraa on Stage
“There are shared languages between people and cultures you wouldn’t think have much in common,” reflects clarinetist Michael Winograd, half of the duo driving Sandaraa (“song” in Pashto). “We’re going for whatever... Read More
Learning About Bob Marley: The Music and the Man
There are few things in this word as universal as the music of Bob Marley, as universal and as beloved. But have you ever stopped and wondered why? Why... Read More
Making a Joyful Noise
It’s Saturday afternoon at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. About 20 children, gathered in the sanctuary, look over their sheet music. A cello rests against each ones’ left shoulder,... Read More
Freedom & Surrender From Lizz Wright
Five years after the release of her critically acclaimed, gospel-laden disc, Fellowship (Verve), Lizz Wright makes her Concord Records debut with the powerful Freedom & Surrender, set for release on September 4,... Read More
