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Breaking through

Esperanza Spalding steps up her game
In the overall retail picture, jazz accounts for about three percent of sales, and a “hit” CD is anything that exceeds 10,000 copies.
By JON GARELICK | May 19, 2008

Destination out

Leo Genovese tries to play what he doesn’t know; plus David Torn’s Prezens
In a town bursting with young musical talent, Leo Genovese might be the most explosive.
By JON GARELICK | March 24, 2008

Budding groves

Jazz in the clubs — and the museums
More and more, museums are getting into the live-music scene.
By JON GARELICK | March 11, 2008

Planet Safety

Soul Note
Do they have volcanoes in Argentina?
By JON GARELICK | November 13, 2007

Francisco Mela

Melao | Ayva
The ﬁrst tune,“John Ramsay” (named for theBoston drummer), begins with the maze of Lionel Loueke’s acoustic-guitar patterns.
By JON GARELICK | August 09, 2007

Let ’em sing!

A year in jazz
Here, in no particular order, are some my favorite things from among the people, CDs, and performances I wrote about this year.
By JON GARELICK | December 18, 2006

The talk of the town

Live jazz to die for
With the Boston Globe Jazz & Blues Festival defunct and no other significant local jazz fest in sight, the Beantown Jazz Festival has been stepping up to fill the void.
By JON GARELICK | September 13, 2006

Sofía Koutsovitis

Ojalá | Sofiamusic.com
Jazz singers are supposed to showcase themselves in front of a backing trio, not a septet.
By JON GARELICK | August 01, 2006

The natural

The education of Esperanza Spalding; plus, Jeremy Udden’s solo debut
It’s getting late on a Tuesday night at Bob’s Southern Bistro in the South End and I’m searching my memory for the last time I’ve heard and seen what’s happening now: a jazz singalong .
By JON GARELICK | May 31, 2006