Sunday, September 24, 2017

America's diva lends elegance and sparkle to ISO's Opening Night Gala concert

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It's not often that a serious new work is the main feature of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 's annual Opening Night Gala Re...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra adds to its distinguished record with the premiere of 'The Gennett Suite'

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Over its 23 years of existence, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra has accumulated an impressive record as a repertory band with a differen...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Not quite for kids, Phoenix's 'Fun Home' is still a family show for all kinds of families

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The saddest stage of memory loss is probably when family memories disappear. It's a sure bet you'll be able to test your hold on you...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

'Loyal Cuban guy' proud of his American success as 'straight-ahead jazz drummer' makes Indy Jazz Fest visit

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Ignacio Berroa spent ten years as Dizzy Gillespie's drummer — a hiring milestone for the superstar musician who had long the Jazz Kitche...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The President Addresses the UN General Assembly, the world gasps

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I've used this tune before, but it really fits well in responding to Donald Trump's blustering address to the United Nations the oth...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Randy Brecker: Indy Jazz Fest welcomes back to Naptown a durable trumpeter-bandleader-composer

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Randy Brecker and I are contemporaries, so it was a coincidental boost to my mental hold on youth to appreciate how robust a Portrait tim...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Dr. Lonnie Smith heats up the Jazz Kitchen to complement the current weather's warming trend

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The distinctive Hammond B-3 master out of Buffalo, N.Y., made a return visit to the Indy Jazz Fest two years after his Dr. Lonnie Smith t...