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Musically, Elephant adheres to the band's simple formula. Meg plays drums, Jack sings over his alternately wailing and intimate guitar. There are a few bass chords and an organ thrown in, but it's minimalist rock with maximum thrust. Just skip the liner notes. --By Josh Tyrangiel
BEYOND RECALL: THE PROGRESSIVE TRADITION IN JAZZ. With the support of the Office of the Arts comes the Harvard Jazz Bands with guest artists Dave Douglas on trumpet, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Charles Kohlhas on saxophone, Barry Altschul on drums and Brad Jones on bass. The musicians will be performing works by Herbie Nichols, Mary Lou Williams, Thelonious Monk, Dave Douglas, Roswell Rudd, in addition to original works by Harvard students. Jazz Programs at Harvard were founded in 1971 to recognize significant contributors to jazz and to bring the genre to the general public. Saturday, April...
...Tahitian Pearl,” Ron Blake’s saxophone converses with McBride’s electric bass until the two finally meet, yielding perhaps the album’s smoothest effort. “Lejos de Usted,” with its samba-influenced rhythm, is also unique for McBride’s bowed bassline, which complements a strong flute performance from Blake. Although the track’s spoken introduction seems extraneous, the interesting play of repetitions that follows more than compensates...
Vaux first started playing electric bass in middle school, but quickly progressed to more exotic musical endeavors. He now plays guitar for the Redundant Steaks, a band he started with Barrete and two other friends while they were undergraduates at the University of Chicago...
This kind of equanimity and focus are not what Williams is famous for in her personal life. As a child she spent time in Chile and Mexico, and as an adult she has a habit of changing locations--and lovers--every few years. (The bass-player thing is real: Richard Price, her former bassist, was the inspiration for much of 2001's Essence and several songs on World.) Happiness hasn't always been easy to come by, and her fans make such a fuss over her in part because they think she's too devoted to her work to have...