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KIND OF BLUE: SHOWCASING MARVIN GAYE’S VULNERABLE SIDE AT BERKLEE

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted December 3, 2014 Filed Under: MUSIC

According to the man himself, The Ballads is the best Marvin Gaye album you’ve never heard of. Originally conceived to be Gaye’s debut as a jazz crooner in 1967, only to be abandoned and then restarted a decade later, The Ballads was completed but shelved indefinitely by ...  read more

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BADBAD AS IN GOOD

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted December 1, 2014 Filed Under: MUSIC

Photo By Connor Olthuis

 

Since forming in 2010, Toronto-based jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD have released three albums, played international festival stages, helped score RZA’s kung fu flick The Man With the Iron Fists, and served as the weekend band-in-residence at Coachella.

 

And yet, even ...  read more

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RUN FOR COVER: SMOKEY ROBINSON VS. POND: “TEARS OF A CLOWN”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 10, 2014 Filed Under: Performing Arts

Covering Motown staples can be a tricky thing: there's so much foundation, so much charm, and so little room for improvement. Pond acknowledged that and sat down to play their own loose, fun version.

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