I got 3 picks in the @BostonGlobe’s 50 best (nonclassical) albums of the year & used them on Arooj Aftab, @vijayiyer & Shahzad Ismaily’s Love in Exile, Jason Isbell’s Weathervanes & Kris Davis & Diatom Ribbons @ the Vanguard. www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/15/a...
Lou Reed would be proud
With Bob Dylan's 3-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre on the horizon, I went deep on Dylan's endless capacity to tinker/remake his songs, even (or especially) the most iconic ones, for the Globe. bit.ly/3QF1osu
Also: B-flat minor to E major is one hell of a modulation. Would’ve loved to hear that.
Tonight’s agenda: Opening night at the Boston Symphony
I spoke to @AWeilerstein about her ambitious, multifaceted solo cello project "FRAGMENTS," which uses Bach and brand new works by 27(!) composers to reimagine what an instrumental recital can be. Program 2 at Tanglewood Aug. 9 https://bit.ly/3OlSrSt
Poor Empire Burlesque - at the bottom of the list, as it is in every Dylan list
I contributed to the NYT's 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now, featuring Zack Woolfe on Wild Up's new Eastman collection, Seth Colter Walls on a 2-piano Rite and Tim Brady, and a few words from me on Ashley Bathgate's marvelous new Reich-flavored EP "8-track" https://bit.ly/3Ye11Ya
