Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most restlessly creative players on the scene. Since first emerging in the late 1990s as a member of the Vijay Iyer Quartet, he has forged a strong identity as a musician interested in exploring ideas and creating dialogues between the various parts of his personal background: his [...]
Short takes on recent releases by Rez Abbasi (Things to Come), Coke/Marsh/Feld (It’s Possible), Jonathon Haffner (Life on Wednesday), Darryl Harper (Stories in Real Time), Arturo Stable (Call) and Marcus Strickland (Idiosyncracies).
The 15-piece supergroup Miles from India began their sprawling concert at Davies Hall with 40 minutes of blazing brilliance. Unfortunately, it was a 2-hour show.
