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Juan Tizol’s “Caravan,” performed by the Sunday Jazz Band, followed the opening piece. Growing out of just bass, drums and piano, “Caravan” snaked into a full-fledged number that was emblematic of early jazz, and yet still managed to capture an exotic Latin feel...
...Jazz Impromptu,” a song almost entirely improvised—featuring Palmieri, Lynch, Cohen, Parker K. Barnes ’08 on bass, and Christopher M. Krogslund ’09 on drums—was beautiful. Palmieri, Lynch, and Cohen wowed the crowd with their musicianship, exchanging solos, and just having a wild, raucous time with the piece...
...last piece, featuring Maxwell I. Nwaru Jr. ’10 and his divine saxophone solo, a solo by Krogslund on the drums, and Barnes on the bass, began decidedly funky. Assuming a brassy tone, the energy was palpable. Lynch soloed and Palmieri was typically masterful on the piano. Though not the most compelling piece of the night—that distinction belongs to “Iraida”—it was a wonderfully emphatic way to end to an evening of beautiful jazz...
...last night in jail was a Sunday. I was falling asleep on the floor when I felt a low harmony echoing up through the concrete of the cell next door. There was bass, tenor and rhythm. For two hours, prisoners filled the jail with music. These were songs of suffering and acceptance, of beauty and soul undiminished...
...Float On,” which fueled a mini-van commercial and a Kidz Bop video. Comfortably signed to a major label, Brock is using his new and improved firepower to pack already unstable songs to the brim with a cacophony of boisterous horns, disco bass lines, and supercharged snare hits. If 2004’s “Good News for People Who Love Bad News” proved anything, it was that Brock had enough genius to turn a shambling mess into a successful pop album. The lonely twang of early Modest Mouse songs may have been traded...