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Review: Ben Wendel, Dan Tepfer A Rollicking Jazz Duo At Blue Whale
latimes.com 1 week, 5 days agoAt first glance, a duet between a piano and saxophone could be considered a challenging assignment for some jazz listeners. Stripped of a rhythm section to anchor the ear, artists who tackle such a formation reduce their sound to its essence while allowing ample space to roam, leaving nowhere to hide if one player steps out too far beyond the other's lead.
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Autistic Jazz Savant Graduates From Berklee
boston.com 2 weeks, 5 days agoGrowing into his gift, and into life Matt Savage doesn’t like to think of his younger days, when he couldn’t stand the sound of music, even his family singing “Happy Birthday’’ to him. Diagnosed at age 3 with autism, he was hyperactive, engaged in repetitive motions and lasted two days in preschool before being kicked out. Noise of any sort, including music, was anathema. Now, music is his life. On Saturday, his 20th birthday, Savage will graduate from the Berklee College of Music with a 3.99 grade point av










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