{"id":307,"date":"2010-03-24T18:47:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T22:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/2010\/03\/smooth_jazz_vs_hard_jazz_in_ti\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T16:33:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T20:33:20","slug":"smooth_jazz_vs_hard_jazz_in_ti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2010\/03\/smooth_jazz_vs_hard_jazz_in_ti.html","title":{"rendered":"Smooth jazz vs. hard jazz in Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spyro Gyra, Al Jarreau, Tuck and Patti (pleasant entertainment for nice people) at Nokia Theatre &#8212; or New England Conservatory&#8217;s jazz gala (serious improv from jam band keybrdist John Medeski, singer Dominique Eade, et at.) at B.B. King&#8217;s? My new City Arts&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cityarts.info\/2010\/03\/24\/hard-jazz-to-smooth-stuff\/#more-1039\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">column<\/a>&nbsp;explores jazz polarities in NYC this weekend. 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