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Jazz Festival 2019, Day 9: Jeff reviews Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kansas Smitty's House BandWith a blast of Trombone Shorty's horn, the Rochester International Jazz Festival roared to a satisfying close Saturday night. Responding to a final day...
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The alchemy began with the opening salvos of Acoustic Alchemy and its powerful performance. The band made wide-sweeping strokes across the canvas. Just...
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Minding history The centuries haven't been kind to humanity. There really isn't a lot we need to relive about the past. Except the music. Backed by an...
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Attention dear readers: This is Jeff Spevak. Frank offered to mow my lawn for a month if I'd write his blog entry tonight. Besides, how hard can it be?...
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Playing in a band, it's tough work, as Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters made clear in their performance at Geva Theatre Center's Fielding Stage....
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Veronica Swift was swift, if you get my drift. She positively slayed the joint with lightning speed and lightning lingual dexterity. In other words: she...
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John Nugent, the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival's artistic director, typically introduces the Kilbourn Hall concerts, but this time he came...
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Old-school cynicism What do you make of a romantic ballad that declares, "There's no true love, there's only routine?" Yeah, nailed it. Wednesday at the...
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A rich jazz legacy On Wednesday night at Hatch Recital Hall, Harold Danko played one of the finest concerts I've heard at the festival this year. It...
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Some ups, some downs, some smiles, some frowns, some heart palpitations. So here goes: Funk-tastic Rochester's Funknut is funky beyond belief, and at...