Good ‘n’ Greasy at Motorco Music Hall with The Bad Plus
Duke Performances banners adorn the Motorco stage. Duke Performances just keeps on bringing it. Amazing music all the time–and now, everywhere you turn. After a “normal” season opener in Nelson Music...
View ArticleSeamless Join: JazzGrass with Bela Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio
Bela Fleck, photo courtesy Duke Performances. Duke Performances brought a jazz concert to a right-sized community venue again on November 8, when the Carolina Theatre hosted the fabulous quartet of...
View ArticleBelcea Quartet Plays Late Beethoven at Duke
After the exciting, edge-blurring jazzgrass music of the Bela Fleck/Marcus Roberts Trio quartet, heard earlier in the week, the strictly classical Belcea Quartet initially seemed…a little staid. Fresh...
View ArticlePassion at the Piano: Joyce Yang at Duke Performances
Joyce Yang. Her playing is equally showy. Photo: Larry Ford. These sections taken from my review published 1/21/13 in the online journal CVNC. Duke Performances began the spring half of its recital...
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