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Camaraderie and Visibility: A Festival for Black Classical Musicians
“You feel like you’re home,” a bassoonist said of the Gateways Music Festival, which for 30 years has provided Black…
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Carla Bley, Jazz Composer, Arranger and Provocateur, Dies at 87
Her music, which ranged from chamber miniatures to blaring fanfares, was suffused with a slyly subversive attitude.
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After ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,’ Stream These 8 Great Concert Movies
For that live show experience, these films capture exhilarating music by Beyoncé, Shakira, A Tribe Called Quest, Talking Heads and…
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An Israeli Doctor, Off to War: ‘We Have Nothing Against the People of Gaza’
More from our inbox: Instilling the Joy of Music in ChildrenHow to Restore Trust in Our InstitutionsPaperbacks at WarCredit...Sergey Ponomarev…
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Bad Bunny’s Surprising Return and 13 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Ice Spice, Sleater-Kinney, Roy Hargrove and more.
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Rudolph Isley, an Original and Enduring Isley Brother, Dies at 84
He provided harmony vocals and the occasional lead. He also helped write some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Shout,”…
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Follow This Music to Joy
Music is universal among humans, typically used for immediate benefits: aesthetic pleasure, accompaniment to ritual, dance or work or even…
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‘Stereophonic’ Finds Drama in a ’70s Rock Recording Booth
The playwright David Adjmi explores the in-studio creation process in a play with new songs by the former Arcade Fire…
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In New York City’s Coolest Clubs, Remixing Cumbia for the Hipster Set
Cumbia, a traditional Latin American musical genre, often features the accordion, marimba and the guacharaca. A new generation has added…
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For the U.S. and China, It Starts With Listening
There is a phrase in China, “zhiyin” (知音), used to describe the person who knows you best. The first character…