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The National Announce 2023 Homecoming Festival With Patti Smith, Pavement, Walkmen & More
- The 2023 version will be the sequel to 2018's inaugural gathering along the Ohio River in Cincinnati.
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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily Share a Beautiful Soundscape on ‘Love in Exile’
An innovative jazz pianist, a Grammy-winning Urdu vocalist, and an inventive multi-instrumentalist get together for an album that sounds like nothing else out there
- EntertainmentThe Newport Daily News
Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Jon Batiste highlight 2023 Newport Jazz Festival lineup
This summer, the Newport Jazz Festival will return to Fort Adams State Park from August 4-6.
- EntertainmentRolling Stone
Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, Big Freedia to Headline Newport Jazz Festival
Jon Batiste and Diana Krall will also perform at the annual Rhode Island festival in August
- EntertainmentChicago Tribune
Harris Theater’s 2023-24 season includes return of the New York City Ballet and a reimagined ‘Jungle Book’
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season, which will celebrate community, collaboration and innovation by bringing together artists from genres such as jazz, electronic, classical music, Latin folk, spoken word, ballet and contemporary dance. Highlights of the 2023-24 season include a Resident Company festival; “Carnival of the Animals,” a new work ...
- EntertainmentVariety
In the Groove With Verve Records’ Jamie Krents as Label Racks Up Grammys for Samara Joy, Madison Cunningham
Universal Music Group is home to dozens of labels spanning every genre, from pop to hip-hop, rock to R&B, country to Latin and niche styles like Christian, classical and Jazz. To run one of these companies is to associate with top talent — household names like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Drake and Lady Gaga — […]
- EntertainmentVariety
Watch Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar Perform ‘Aey Na Balam’
Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab and British-Indian sitarist Anoushka Shankar may not be Beyonce-level household names, but they both have an impressive number of Grammy nominations. Aftab won best global music performance last year for “Mohabbat” — the first winner of that new award category — from her stunning album “Vulture Prince,” which also earned her a […]
- EntertainmentVariety
Malala Speaks Out on Pakistan’s ‘Joyland’ Ban: ‘Too Often In My Country, We Expect Art to Serve as Public Relations’ (EXCLUSIVE)
At a certain point last month, someone in London or Los Angeles could listen to Arooj Aftab’s music in their AirPods, tuck Taymour Soomro’s debut novel “Other Names for Love” into their bag and head out to a screening of Saim Sadiq’s film “Joyland,” where outside the theater they would pass a movie poster featuring […]
- EntertainmentVariety
Grammy-Winning Singer Arooj Aftab Plays Breathtaking Set in Met Museum’s Temple of Dendur: Concert Review
The Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian art wing of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most unique and visually arresting places in a city filled with them, containing the 2,000-year-old Temple itself along with other sculptures and pieces of art, a large reflecting pool and a giant, 60-foot-tall floor-to-ceiling window […]
- EntertainmentBillboard
Grammy-Winning Musicians Youssou N’Dour, Arooj Aftab & Lido Pimienta Discuss Home, Race & Identity for Pop Conference 2022 Keynote Panel
Titled "The Way Back Home: How Musicians Navigate Race and Borders," the keynote panel kicked off the 20th anniversary online edition of the annual Pop Conference.
- EntertainmentBillboard
Pop Conference 2022 Partners With Billboard for Keynote Panel Featuring Youssou N’Dour, Arooj Aftab and Lido Pimienta
Titled "The Way Back Home: How Musicians Navigate Race and Borders," the keynote panel will kick off the 20th anniversary online edition of the annual Pop Conference.
