Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Americans, it is always hard for us to confront the remnants of former greatness, skewed and corrupted by a decided lack of originality and misguided attempts to be hip and cool. It’s what is vaguely depressing about Rod Stewart cutting an album of jazz standards; the plight of rock stars bereft of new material can’t help but make us sad. In this grand tradition, R.E.M’s new album, Around the Sun, is at some points so frankly ill-advised that one wonders if Michael Stipe had his ostrich feather boa tied...
...informality of the audience did nothing to deter from the enjoyment of the montage of dance styles: tap, bharathanatyam, hip hop, bhangra, jazz, kathak, Bollywood and ballet, alone and in collaboration. Each group seemed to have its own enclave of particularly enthusiastic supporters in the audience, with UPenn’s PENNaach group greeted with the same warmth as Harvard’s Asian American Dance Troupe (AADT...
...hold full responsibility for the night’s spectacular performance. But this year’s Raunak couldn’t have been such a success without Monica Soni, who not only took charge of organizing the show, but also choreographed and performed in her own number, a jazz-modern piece spotlighting the ballet techniques of Rebecca S. Miller...
...pedestrian, a visit to Looney Tunes is well worth the walk to find it. Midway between the Harvard and Central Square T stops, the store offers a good selection of contemporary used CDs and DVDs, but specializes in vintage vinyl. Offering the area’s deepest collection of jazz, classical, soundtracks, and classic rock, the store’s selection and prices will leave costumers salivating. Witness, for example, an original 1973 “Dark Side of the Moon” in perfect condition for only $30, and even cheaper Beatles and Rolling Stones records. Combining excellent selection...
...debate, held before a small crowd at the Ryles jazz club in Inman Square, was the third and last meeting between the candidates for state representative from the 26th Middlesex District, which includes parts of Cambridge and Somerville...