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The Astral Travels of Van Morrison
A brilliant and mercurial singer revisits perhaps his finest hour, 40 years later
By Scott Foundas
"I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, during the second night of a brief November stint at the Hollywood Bowl. Indeed, frequently over the course of those two nights, the famously mercurial, 63-year-old Irish singer-songwriter seemed to trans
Hypnotic & Harmelodic: Ornette Coleman
SFJAZZ has announced its 27th season, which kicks off October 10 with a Thelonious Monk birthday party and ends November 21 with a "Double-Barreled Blues Bash" featuring Keb' Mo and Solomon Burke. Highlights include October 22's show, "Afro-Cuban Keystones," with the Omar Sosa Quintet and the John Santos Sextet; October 28's "Meeting of the Minds" with Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer; Dee Dee Bridgewater's "Tribute to Lady Day" on October 3