Pulling out all the stops Kit Downes played an era-bending concert at Christ Church Sunday evening, creating decidedly 21st-century avant-garde improvisations on a late-Baroque organ. Christ Church is famous for its distinctive Craighead-Saunders Organ, a near-perfect copy of a 1776 organ that was built in East Prussia and now resides in a church in Vilnius, […]
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Jazz Fest 2018, Day 3: Ron reviews Bill Dobbins, Kuara Trio, and One for All
Eastman School of Music professor Bill Dobbins has had such a rich musical life that he can reach back through the decades and come up with a fascinating program. At Hatch Hall Sunday evening, Dobbins revisited some preludes for piano that he wrote between 1991 and 2001. If you think that sounds too classical for […]
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Jazz Fest 2015, Day 1: Ron reviews Cecile McLorinSalvant, Bill Dobbins, and Music Music Music
Cecile McLorin Salvant had been singing the songs of the early 20th century for her entire set at Kilbourn Hall Friday night. But for her final tune, she decided to step right back into that era. With all the microphones turned off, she launched into a totally acoustic rendition of Bessie Smith’s “Blue Spirit Blues.” […]
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What makes it great?
Last week, Nicholas Goluses walked into his studio, picked up his chocolate-colored, six-stringed guitar, and played through his solo parts in Bill Dobbins’ new Guitar Concerto. “It’s exuberant music,” he said. “It has the joy of rhythm, the joy of dance.” He hugged the instrument to his chest. “I’ve been waiting a long time for […]
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