Review: Brian Wilson at the Highline Ballroom, Examiner.com

By Jim BessmanExaminer.comBrian Wilson played the Highline Ballroom last night as part of its sister club's month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival, and though the two-set show featured his entire current Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin album of Gershwin standards, it wasn't jazz, really, but no less demanding--and rewarding.The Beach Boys' beloved creative genius brought a 12-piece band of

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