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Notes and tones: NEA Jazz Masters concert honors the best in jazz
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSaturday, April 13 marks the 43rd National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters celebration. The...
Saxophonist Henry Threadgill: ‘An artist needs to be uncompromising and willing to make sacrifices’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoINTERVIEW: The veteran jazz great talks to Kevin Le Gendre about his new album and upcoming Barbican...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10 June 4: Actor Bruce Dern is 87. Saxophonist Roger Ball (Average White Band) is 79. Singer-actor Michelle...
Pick of the Proms 2024: Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma, Sarah Vaughan and more
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAmong the many visiting orchestras this year are four of the greatest in continental Europe. Simon...
Oscar winner John Williams among 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAfter composing some of the most famous soundtracks in history, and winning multiple Academy Awards,...
Improvisers Forum concert series continues with a harp-cornetist duo
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 13—Presented by Frederick Experimental Music Association, IF: Improvisers Forum will continue at the Y Arts Center in Frederick with two concerts of improvised music in March and April.
Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn Names 10 Albums That Influenced His Bass Playing
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe bassist's influences range from Jaco Pastorius to Cheap Trick. Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn Names 10...
A String and a Prayer: Turtle Island Quartet present new works at Savannah Music Festival
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTurtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in...
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThursday, Feb. 29 1. Third Coast Percussion: You owe it to the kid in your life or your heart to make music with one of the world's most esteemed percussion ensembles. This Grammy-winning quartet ...
Today in History: June 4, Battle of Midway begins
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by a vote of 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain. In 1919, Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which said ...
