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Saxophonist Ricky Ford crosses the ocean for a jazz tribute to Langston Hughes in Roxbury
Ford, a Boston native now living in France, returns to the city to perform his original big band compositions inspired by Hughes's poetry with the Makanda Project.
For fiddle virtuoso Darol Anger, Mr. Sun has long been a bright spot
The band Anger leads has reemerged with a new album and tour following years in which the former Bostonian experienced professional changes, relocation, and loss.
Boston classical station CRB aims for ‘a sense of discovery’ — and it’s attracting new ears
‘The overall attitude at the station is that everyone belongs here, because classical music belongs to everyone,’ says Edyn-Mae Stevenson, the latest addition to the weekday lineup of hosts.
Johan Lenox’s adult angst, with beats and strings
The classically trained producer and musician from Winchester releases “WDYWTBWYGU,” his debut album of down-tempo pop songs, on Friday and follows up with two Boston shows.
Will this Winchester songwriter win the $20k Lennon grand prize? That’s up to Bob Weir, Flea, and Sheila E.
Rachel Sumner, a bluegrass musician and Passim employee, has already won the folk category in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Now she is one of a dozen finalists for Song of the Year.
Two decades on, Interpol is still shining brightly
In advance of the band's upcoming show at Roadrunner, guitarist Daniel Kessler says the trio continues to create music with a "feeling of urgency goes back to our first record.”
After many rainy days in Rockport, singer-songwriter Sofia Mills made an album
The 20-year-old singer's debut plumbs the twists and turns of her romantic relationships, her sexuality, and her mental health struggles.
Breakout reggae star Koffee has something special brewing
Now 22, she’s earned a Grammy for her debut EP, a deal with Sony, a slot at Coachella, and late-night TV appearances — all things that have eluded other reggae artists who have been recording for decades.