Jazz vocalist Tessa Souter adopts classical airs

Siddhartha Mitter — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The jazz vocalist Tessa Souter, who released her fourth CD, “Beyond the Blue,” last week, has always had an eclectic, even adventurous, approach to repertoire — songbook standards, Brazilian classics, and scintillating takes on spiritually intense works like Mongo Santamaria’s “Afro Blue.” What Souter had yet to do, until now, was an album featuring almost entirely lyrics of her own writing. “Beyond the Blue,” whose release brings Souter to Scullers on Wednesday with a quintet including the pianist Steve Kuhn, does that and more.

Boston investigates MCAS testing ‘irregularity’ at Gardner Pilot Academy

James Vaznis — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

MCAS testing ‘irregularity’ under investigation The Boston public schools is investigating a report of an MCAS testing irregularity Wednesday at the Gardner Pilot Academy, prompting a staff member to be placed on paid administrative leave. Boston school officials disclosed few details about the incident at the Allston elementary school. In a letter sent home to parents today, Superintendent Carol R. Johnson characterized the investigation as “preliminary’’ and “confidential,’’ noting the School Department immediately contacted the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education when it received the report.

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Jazz vocalist Tessa Souter adopts classical airs

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