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Malik B. Ali

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Getting Hot With Los Hombres

A growing number of fans consider Los Hombres Calientes to be the hottest Latin jazz band touring today. However, in


'What this music is really about': An Interveiw with Max Roach

By MALIK B. ALI Crimson Staff Writer Call Max Roach Mr. Cutting Edge. In the 1940s and 50s, Roach catalyzed


Encore! Encore!: Prof. Kelley's Latest

At Harvard, we are supposed to get a liberal education. For most of us, this means learning about the occasional


Burning Down the House

REGGAE FANS KNOW THAT A BURNING SPEAR CONCERT is an opportunity to gain a little cracker-jack island wisdom from one


Jazz Culture: Marsalis Blows His Own Trumpet

As a performer, Wynton Marsalis won eight Grammy Awards for his jazz and classical trumpeting skills. As a composer of


Jazz Colussus Strides into Town

Captivation is the rule when Sonny Rollins, jazz's so-called "Saxophone Colossus," comes to town, and such were the expectations of


Marsalis Performs, Teaches Jazz

An enthusiastic audience was offered three sides of world famous musician Wynton Marsalis--lecturer, performer and educator--at "About Music," an event


Stifling Our Students' Minds

I find myself writing this piece because of my recent forays into the world of education. Last summer I taught