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10 Boston jazz acts that blew through the roof in 2011

Mystics and monsters

By JON GARELICK | December 21, 2011

Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite things from among the people, CDs, and performances I wrote about this year.

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AGACHIKO | Gabrielle Agachiko started her latest project as a Nina Simone tribute, but it quickly grew to encompass jazz standards and Agachiko's emotionally daring (and funny) originals. The Either/Orchestra's Russ Gershon became the arranger for the band's unique flute-tenor-trumpet line-up.

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[ 05/29 ] Brad Hooper @ Andy's Old Port Pub

[ 05/29 ] karaoke with DJ Ponyfarm @ Slainte

ARTICLES BY JON GARELICK

THE FRINGE AT 40 | May 15, 2012
"I'm feeling a little light-headed," George Garzone told the audience last Saturday at the Boston Conservatory Theater, closing his eyes and bringing a hand to his brow.

THE 2012 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL | May 04, 2012
New Orleans Notes

ESPERANZA SPALDING’S “SOCIETY” | April 18, 2012
The first time I was knocked out by Esperanza Spalding, she wasn't even playing — she was talking.

WALT WHITMAN VIA FRED HERSCH | April 19, 2012
The pianist and composer Fred Hersch first encountered the poetry of Walt Whitman as a student at New England Conservatory in 1976.

JAZZ PIANIST AND COMPOSER DAN TEPFER WOULD TAKE ON THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS | April 19, 2012
Jazz and Bach have always made good company.

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