From Ran Blake, a little noir music

BROOKLINE -- Ran Blake prefers playing piano with the lights off. It helps him concentrate on the images flitting through his mind as he improvises. One of the most influential pianists in jazz, Blake will even perform in darkness tomorrow night, when he plays a solo-piano program aptly titled ''All That Is Noir" at MIT's Killian Hall. (Full article: 1070 words)

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