With headliners like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Kamasi Washington and Jon Batiste, the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival suggests a barometer of the music's mainstream.
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Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.
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Rodney Green has shared a birthday with St. Patrick's Day for more than four decades. This year, he's celebrating not only as one of jazz's leading drummers but also a proud new club owner.
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Richard Wagner's 'Lohengrin' will air at noon on Saturday on WRTI 90.1 FM and at wrti.org.
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From Saint Hildegard de Bingen to Billie Eilish, cellist Rafaela Gromes celebrates works by women on 'Femmes,' a double album performed with Festival Strings Lucerne.
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The soulful organist Shirley Scott, who would have turned 89 on March 14, combined a pianistic touch with an edge of Philly grit — a balance spotlighted in several new releases spanning her career.
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Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Baroque ensemble Tempesta di Mare are among 27 new grantees of USArtists International, which supports American artists at festivals abroad.
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Jazz Night takes a moment to commemorate Wayne Shorter and his eternal body of work – with concert performances, unaired interviews and music picks from our host Christian McBride.
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The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.
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Two exciting soloists, British cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason and South African soprano Pretty Yende, join The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of Haydn and Mahler, alongside a world premiere by Xi Wang.
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