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...singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and electronic music group Ratatat, who will be performing earlier that evening at Yardfest. Steath Foxx is composed of R. Derek Wetzel ’10 on keyboard and vocals, guitarist John “Jay” J. Costa, Jr. ’09, bassist Mike Leitzel, and drummer Peter Simonelli, a student at the Art Institute of Boston. Stealth Foxx was notified of their selection on the night of April 14. “We had prepared a couple of tracks specifically for this...so we had our fingers crossed,” Costa...
...more accurate description, if you really wanted to get pompous, is that we do music of novelty.” The band, which incorporates various techniques and multiple genres into its musical selection, transcends the classification of being simply a jazz group. Comprised of King, bassist Reid Anderson, and pianist Ethan Iverson, The Bad Plus will be performing at the Berklee Performance Center this evening as a part of a national tour promoting their most recent album, “For All I Care.”The group exudes an energy that truly attests to the trio?...
...dedicated to bringing guest musicians to Harvard for performances and workshops. In the two years since it was formed, the group has arranged visits from violinist and composer Mark O’Connor, banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, mandolinist Mark Thile, and recently, the world-renowned bassist Edgar Meyer. Not only are these guests masters of their respective instruments, they are also known for their extraordinary ability to cross genres and styles in a way that HCAMA seeks to emulate. “I don’t know how many more musicians of their caliber we can find...
...have followed the band since the '70s, will be hanging their newly framed giclée - Stanley's self-portrait, titled Love Gun - in "the Kiss wing," the special room in their Putnam County home devoted to three decades' worth of band memorabilia. (Read an interview with Kiss bassist Gene Simmons...
...activities like creating sixteenth notes by slapping on the thighs. The techniques behind musical phrasing and motifs are brought down to the comprehensible level of his junior audience. The ensemble itself is small, including only two violinists, one violist, one cellist, and one bassist, but the intimate size of the group is useful as it allows for the audience to better hear the subtle elements of Kapilow’s lessons.A large part of the presentation’s appeal lies in Kapilow’s lively mannerisms and enthusiastic voice, making it difficult to resist his magnetic pull. With...