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NH Jazz fans 2025: Meet Renee Van Leuvan and The Piano

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Music sets the tone and can change one’s mood. It acts fast and without filters bringing more joy and light in our lives. There’s a lot of Jazz musicians and Jazz fans in New Hampshire. My goal in writing about John Coltrane and “Why Jazz is everywhere” was to elicit Ink Link readers’ own stories as to how they found their joy in this genre of music that continues to draw audiences nearly 100 years since it came on the scene.

Volker Nahrmann is jazzed to play with kindred musical spirits Nov. 6 for ‘City Lights & Blue Nights’ at The Rex

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Music has a unique way of setting the mood. A song can dictate the atmosphere or vibe of a specific setting, or it can fuel certain conversations. Jazz can be fitting for the serene feeling that comes with the autumn season. This is the creative nexus for the show “City Lights & Blue Lights,” which is being put on by the Symphony New Hampshire Jazz Quartet at The Rex Theatre in Manchester on November 6. The show starts at 7:30 p.m and it features a diverse set of music that’s both rhythmic and soulful. 

Holiday Brass at the Coptic Church in Nashua NH. A photo by Keith Spiro

A Tale of Two Holiday Brass Concerts

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SymphonyNH performed their Holiday Brass concert in two locations this year. The program showcased the virtuosity of the brass section over the course of seven centuries of holiday music leading up to today’s most familiar melodies.  Same program, but two dramatically different locations.  The first evening was held at the Rex Theatre in Manchester and the second, at the Coptic Church in Nashua.

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