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Roman Totenberg: A Musical Life RememberedNPR's Nina Totenberg recalls her late father's mastery of music, as well as his love of life.MUSIC NEWS
Adam Yauch, Co-Founder Of The Beastie Boys, DiesThe gruff-voiced rapper known as MCA battled cancer in recent years. He died in New York at the age of 47. |
Adam Levine Has Our Number (And Won't Stop Calling)In 'Payphone,' Maroon 5's bitter little hit, the nearly-extinct device is a bridge to the past.Classical Music Is Supreme Today At The Nation's Highest CourtPiano legend Leon Fleisher plays for the Supreme Court today.Stax Bassist Duck Dunn Remembered In MemphisAs one fourth of Booker T. and the MGs, Dunn helped lay the foundation of Memphis soul.Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100Famous for his work with Miles Davis, Evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz.Around The Jazz Internet: May 11, 2012"Cookie cutter" students, young musicians in New York and the history of jazz in India.Around The Classical Internet: May 11, 2012Read about a classy train ride in Copenhagen, a ruckus in London and a broken Strad in Madrid. |
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Within the Beastie Boys and elsewhere — including his film company and humanitarian efforts — Adam Yauch often worked with friends or people who became close. Here, some of them remember the man and his influence. - READ MORETo Revive A Jazz City, A Philadelphia Musician Stages A Festival
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Even when the group was at its silliest, Adam Yauch's low, hoarse voice made him seem like the most mature member of the Beastie Boys. Over a career that went in many unexpected directions, he'd earn the title. - READ MOREIn New Orleans, A Health Clinic For Working Musicians
In the weeks surrounding the city's annual Jazz Fest, the New Orleans Musicans' Clinic is flooded with artists who lack health care and can't afford to lose work over strep throat or a broken finger. - READ MOREAround The Jazz Internet: May 4, 2012
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