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The suspect already had a warrant out for his arrest for assault and battery, police said. Read more at Boston.com.

Transit Police report arresting a Dorchester man on charges he turned an afternoon Red Line ride from Ashmont to JFK/UMass into ride for hell for other passengers, at least four of whom they say he punched, kicked and chucked a metal bottle at them. Read more.

The Transit Police Department reports arresting a Dorchester man on charges he attacked other passengers on a train between Ashmont and JFK/UMass on Wednesday afternoon. Police say officers who met an inbound Red Line train at JFK around 3:30 p.m. were told by riders who reported: A male, later identified as Eugene Wright, 42, of Dorchester was threatening and then ultimately

A very special meeting tonight as our Jazz Feature. One of the greatest of Jazz singers was Carmen McRae and the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet in a live recording done in New York at the prestigious club "Basin Street East" in September of 1961. Carman was intrigued and wanted to sing something different and Brubeck wrote a bunch of melodies that she loved and Brubecks wife Iola put lyrics to the tunes and Carmen was hooked. It was a very different venture from singing Gershwin and por...

Most of the great jazz musicians of that era, the golden age of modern jazz, appeared...

The KCCK Featured Album for April is “Live from Vienna 1967” — a newly discovered recording of the extraordinary evening when the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet was forced to take the stage as a trio. After going out on the town for one last evening to explore Hamburg, saxophonist Paul Desmond got distracted and missed … Continue reading

      Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify   “Dave Brubeck Trio—Live from Vienna 1967” is a newly-discovered recording of the extraordinary evening when the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet was forced to take the stage as a trio. On November 12th of that year, the Quartet was nearing the end of their last tour of Europe. … Continue reading

Here are some of the Record Store Day special releases that jazz-loving vinyl collectors can find in the 2022 edition.

A Lancaster city man indecently assaulted another man as he slept at a Manor Township residence last year, according to Manor Township police.

Dave Brubecks sons Chris and Dan are celebrating the centennial of their late father with a worldwide tour that includes a stop at Sacramento’s Crest Theater on Wednesday.