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Patrick W. Lauppe
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Artist Spotlight: Joshua Redman '91
"What I can say is this: you can't go into jazz wanting to make a solid living or wanting to become well known. Those are just not the reasons that attract people to this music. The people who come to be the most artistically successful and who come to feel the most fulfilled with their work are those with a genuine passion and dedication to this music."
Boston Phil Sensitively Plays Modernists
Despite trouble with tempo and an anticlimactic finish, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra delivered rich, subtle renditions of works by Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Strauss.
Lotus Plaza Hides Weak Songwriting Behind a Filter of Fuzz
Similarly, behind all the layers of electronic fuzz and distorted guitars on Lotus Plaza’s new album lie dull songwriting and an unskilled, unadventurous musician who consistently confuses loudness with complexity.
Monson Explores the Intricacies of Coltrane
“The relationship of the words to the music was a bit of a secret to be discovered,” said Monson. “Not even the musicians in the band knew that he was using a text, which suggests that he had it memorized.”
The Calling of Disorder
Former nun Mary Johnson lost her faith amid abuse from her peers and corruption from her leaders. Now, Johnson has found purpose in telling her story.
MIT Professor Explores Views on Taxes
Andrea L. Campbell, an associate professor of political science at MIT, argued that Americans form attitudes towards taxes based on both rational self-interest and subjective factors at a Kennedy School lecture on Wednesday.
'Album' Is a Potent Cocktail of Violence, Meth, and Bourbon
Woodrell's project is simple: to communicate a detailed, visceral experience of the contemporary Ozarks—their people, their past, their problems, and their often frightening propensity for acts of extreme violence.
Marsalis on Dance—The 'Big Sister of Music'
In Sanders lecture, Marsalis explores the evolving identity of American dance
Artist Recreates Kafka’s Distorted Reality
In interpreting Franz Kafka and his relationship to reality, Pavel Schmidt creates confounding art.
Berklee Shows Off Its Students
A free summer music series showcases the rigor of the college’s education.