Word: jazz
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...most contentious episodes in American history without saying anything that will tick anyone off. Over two decades, his PBS films have taken on the Civil War, feminism, World War II and, above all, race. They've been criticized for omissions: Hispanics in The War, modern artists in Jazz. But on the whole, they're substantive without being polarizing, passionately arguing positions almost everyone agrees with: Racism is bad, democracy is good, war is hell...
Right this second, in Boston’s South End, the Berkeley Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival is in full swing. What are you still doing here on campus? Hurry over to the corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues, where Ernie Andrews, Plas Johnson, and Melvin Sparks are playing on the Target Stage (681 Columbus Ave), and Eguie Castrillo and his orchestra are playing on the Dunkin Donuts Stage (594 Columbus Ave). They’re the last free outdoor shows of the day, so don’t miss out. We’ve even looked up the directions...
...really can’t make it in time, you can always head to the Scullers Jazz Club (400 Soldiers Field) tonight to hear Kurt Elling sing the music of Johnny Coltrane and John Hartman. Tickets are $28, and there are shows at 8 and 10 p.m. Get the details here...
...School of Music & Art and the Perfoming Arts, but that's a mouthful). Because they are mostly unfamiliar faces we can't tell who is going to make it, and it's good fun trying to pick the winners - although the boy who shimmied his hips through "All That Jazz" was robbed. The school's motto, as delivered by Debbie Allen, in the role of Principal Simms - no word on what happened to Lydia Grant - is dedication to the craft. "We don't care about your head shot," she admonishes the incoming freshmen. "Or your dreams of being...
...sons that “things will always work out in the end.”The plot involves numerous commonplace elements—a cheating spouse, a soul-searching roadtrip, a quest for love, a mid-life crisis. Even the setting evokes a certain familiarity: 1950s romanticism, a jazz soundtrack, pastel cardigans, and a preponderance of dinner parties. But surprisingly, the film transcends the clichés it employs by the grace of excellent acting and surprising directorial choices. Renée Zellweger makes a convincing heroine. At 40, she has proven she can play a wide range...