At that 2009 show, his first since his recovery, Beaudoin — a veteran of hundreds of gigs — found himself nonetheless "nervous as a cat." But he and Allen hit it off immediately. On The Return, Allen is stunning throughout. He can sail headlong into bopping, gleaming uptempo phrases like Stan Getz or settle into a warm Ben Webster growl. And his mastery of tone allows him to take surprising, inspired risks — such as dipping into a subaquatic lower register or, in one breathtaking moment on Beaudoin's "Jackie's Serenade," hitting a gorgeous high note in a pianissimo whisper and holding it. Like Beuadoin, he gives "pretty" a good name.
GERRY BEAUDOIN TRIO WITH HARRY ALLEN | Scullers, DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston | September 8 @ 8 pm | $25 | 617.562.4111 or scullersjazz.com
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Last call for ALEC K. REDFEARN and ALLYSEN CALLERY at the Speakeasy Under Local 121 (401.454.4581) tonight (the 24th), leading into a nice helping of local legends this weekend.
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When he headed for BU from his home town of Camden, New Jersey, in 1968, Eric Jackson thought his ultimate destination was medical school and a career in psychiatry. But as a jazz fan from an early age — and the son of a fairly renowned jazz DJ — he found himself on the closed-circuit BU student station, WTBU.
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A lot seemed to go wrong for Atkins after Columbia Records released her classic-pop imbued debut Neptune City four years ago. The singer of the newly rechristened Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea watched everyone responsible for getting her signed to a coveted major label deal get fired within months.
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