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Ben Gambuzza

POLITICS

POTUS’s Military Parade/Birthday Bash Was No World-Beater

The crowd was middling, as were the emotions, perhaps a harbinger of a post-Trump era.

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BOOKS

The Way We Live Now: New York Artists at the Edge of Survival

Marin Kosut’s new book, “Art Monster,” sees Gotham as a grave place — literally — for aspiring artists.

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Village Voice article about the new collection of essays, "Composing While Black: Afrodiasporic New Music Today"

BOOKS

‘Composing While Black’ Rethinks Music in Time and Space

A new volume of essays considers the innovations of Black composers of the past half century.

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Image accompanying a Village Voice article about the jazz musician Gerry Eastman.

MUSIC

Gerry Eastman – Not Just His Brother’s Keeper

The jazz innovator talks about mixing things up, playing with jazz greats and pop stars, and why his brother, Julius, couldn’t abide John Cage.

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Village Voice article about contemporary music written to accompany an 1924 silent film, "City Without Jews."

SOUNDS OF THE CITY

‘The City Without Jews’ – a 1924 Silent Film With a Loud Warning

Contemporary musicians added bite to events on the screen that had not yet happened.  

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Village Voice preview of pianist Han Chen perfoming 18 new pieces inspired by György Ligeti’s 18 piano Études.

VOICE CHOICE

An ‘Infinite Staircase’ of World Premieres in Williamsburg

Pianist Han Chen has gathered 18 composers to create new compositions riffing on György Ligeti’s 18 “Études.”

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Village Voice preview article on Death of Classical's performance of Beethoven's "Grand Fugue."

VOICE CHOICE

Preview: Death of Classical to Bury Beethoven

Beethoven’s most challenging opus can be seen as a harbinger of heavy metal and rock ’n’ roll — with a dash of jazz.

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