Michael League must have patience and efficiency to burn. His band, Snarky Puppy, varies between nine and 12 members, and the larger the group, the greater the demands on those qualities from its leader. That would apply even if the band just played clubs, but League, also the bassist and…
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Discordia (Earshift Music EAR082) 8.5/10 Along with the sounds, it was the litheness that first drew me to jazz. As a child I’d listened to music ranging from The Beatles to Handel, and then suddenly this more slippery music, brimming with life, burst onto my radar. Names like Thelonious Monk,…
Belvoir St Theatre, March 13 6.5/10 It turns from light to dark as if a switch is flicked. Act Two is barely underway, with Tim (Tom Conroy) researching his proposed verbatim play about HIV/AIDS, when he interviews the desperately sick Richard (Guy Simon), whose answers are interrupted by coughing fits.…