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Meshell Ndegeocello Starts ‘Virgo’ Season Early With New Song Off ‘The Omnichord Real Book’
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Blood Orange to Perform Alongside Philip Glass at The Kennedy Center in 2018
Blood Orange a.k.a. Dev Hynes will join renowned composer Philip Glass on the Kennedy Center stage for a performance of Glass' 2o Etudes. The etudes, composed by Glass over a 20-year span, will be performed by Hynes, Glass, and musicians Aaron Diehl, Jason Moran, and Jenny Lin. Hynes, a notable fan of Glass, interviewed the composer earlier this year for NPR and…
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Big Ears 2018 Lineup
The avant-garde music festival Big Ears will return to Knoxville, TN for its seventh year in 2018. The fest runs 3/22-25, and tickets go on sale this Friday at 10AM EST here. The lineup this year includes Arto Lindsay, Julie Byrne, Diamanda Galás, Rostam, Steve Gunn, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and many more. Check out…
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Thelonious Monk's Quiet, Slow Conquest of the World
For decades a respected but somewhat eccentric figure even within the jazz scene, the pianist and composer is at the peak of his influence as he reaches his centennial this month.
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Second Killer Clown Victim Identified
After years of investigation, Chicago authorities have named the second of the eight victims of serial killer Gacy that were unidentified since the late 70's.
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Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates 50th edition
Charles Lloyd, an American saxophonist who performed at the first edition in 1967, opened the celebrations at the Montreux Casino with his New Quartet -- accompanied by Jason Moran on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass and Eric Harland on drums. Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Prince and Deep Purple have given legendary concerts at the event, which former co-director Quincy Jones calls the "Rolls-Royce" of festivals.
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Musicians Pay Homage to Late Jazz Giant Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman, the man whose fiercely independent music inspired legions of musicians around the jazz world and beyond, died this morning at the age of 85. Some of the many artists who looked up to the jazz pioneer took to social media to remember his legacy:
