The owner of the revered Village Vanguard in New York City — and a champion of generations of jazz musicians, including Thelonious Monk — died Saturday at age 95.
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The Ensemble ‘Early On’ Welcomes New and Old Friends for New and Old Music
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Guitarist Paul Sweeny joins us to talk about the concert by the ensemble Early On. The concert, on Sunday, June 24 at 3pm in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 183 Riverside Drive in Binghamton, is called ‘Early and Later On’ and features performances by young recorder players, and an old friend, Larry Zukof.
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, An Influential Russian Conductor, Has Died
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With work spanning much of the Soviet era, the conductor served as an important and prominent conduit between Russia and the West. He died Saturday at age 87.
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Listen Now: Free-Range Folk, June 16
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Music from The White Buffalo, I’m With Her, Caroline Spence, Jason Isbell and more! Listen to the full show here!
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WindSync Performs for Stamford Friends of Music
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The Friends of Music of Stamford present the wind quintet WindSync on Sunday, June 17 at 3 in the Stamford United Methodist Church, 88 Main Street, Stamford. We hear from Kara LaMoure, the bassoonist of the Houston-based ensemble, about music that has been written especially for them, and the great amount of touring and educational work they do.
Photo credit: WindSync
As Summer Jam Turns 25, Hot 97 Stakes Its Claim To Hip-Hop Pedigree
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Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg remain vocal gatekeepers in an era of SoundCloud rappers and soundalike playlists.
Listen Now: Free-Range Folk, June 2
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Music from The Wood Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Mary Gauthier and more! Listen to the full show here!
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Music of Johannes Brahms is Featured with the Downtown Singers
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The Downtown Singers, led by Kristina Ruffo, present their Spring Concert. This year it features the music of Johannes Brahms. We hear from conductor Kristina Ruffo about the works, as well soloists Timothy LeFebvre, Michelle Thompson, and Erik Thompson.
Photo credit: Downtown Singers
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A Jazz Legend Carries on his Father’s Legacy in Geneva
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The Geneva Music Festival presents a wide range of music and various venues in and around Geneva. We hear from jazz legend, drummer T.S. Monk, who will be performing with his sextet at the Smith Opera house. The son of Thelonious Monk, he tells the amazing story of how he first approached his father about wanting to become a drummer — and what happened next.
Photo credit: courtesy Geneva Music Festival
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Young String Players Fill the Foothills Performing Arts Center with Music
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The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble presents their spring concert in the Atrium of the Foothills Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 3 at 3pm. Music Director Uli Speth joins us to talk about the program and the history of the group.
Photo credit: LDYE