Eric D. Plaks
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Alvin Batiste: Joining the Jazz Band On an Exotic Journey
It's not often that one gets to hear an extended composition in the jazz context, so when the Harvard Jazz
Redman Quartet Concert 'A Trip'
Joshua Redman brought his highly communicative quartet to Sanders Theater on Sunday night, and it was, in his own words,
A Soulful 'Pharoah' Seeks to Please
Pharoah Sanders April 22 at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel A fter thirty years of saxophonic transcendence, Pharoah Sanders
Re-enter the Bastard Son of Jimi Hendrix Albums
Band of Gypsys Jimi Hendrix Capitol Records T his September 21st will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix' death,
Allen's Original Voice Transforms Jazz Tradition
1994 was a triumphant year for jazz pianist Geri Allen. With her presence on two critically acclaimed albums, Allen showed
OUTSIDE THE UMBRELLA
W hen the legendary John Coltrane Quartet went through its final convulsions in 1966, music lovers the world over bemoaned
Passionate Taylor Grooves
On Monday, January 23rd at one o'clock in the afternoon, Harvard's own radio station WHRB 95.3 FM will broadcast a
Stellar Sextet Puts On All That Jazz
If someone wanted to take a snapshot of the contemporary jazz scene, he could do no better than to click