Grammy-nominated Aloe Blacc talks journey from hitmaker to biotech entrepreneur
His new album, Stand Together, draws inspiration from nonprofits, while his biotech startup targets breakthroughs in oncology treatments.
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Terence Blanchard on twenty years of “Flow”
Terence Blanchard has been a leading voice in jazz for four decades, working in film, opera and orchestral arrangements, in addition to leading several bands. He’ll lead a quintet to celebrate twenty years of his album “Flow” on August 1st at the Groton Hill Music Center, August 2nd at Newport Jazz and finally on August 3rd at Jimmie’s Jazz Club in Portsmouth, NH. He spoke to the hosts of Jazz on 89.7, Va Lynda Robinson and Al Davis.
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Who was Phillis Wheatley, the first African American poet to publish a book?
2023 marks the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley's "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," the first book of poetry published by an enslaved poet and only the third by an American woman. -
Unpacking Phillis Wheatley’s life as she’s brought to the stage
A new play about Black poet and author Phillis Wheatley looks at her return from London 250 years ago. -
David Yazbek on 'The Band's Visit' and the timelessness of conflict and community
"The Band's Visit" is a Tony-winning musical based on a 2007 film about an Egyptian band finding themselves stranded in an Israeli desert village. The production is on stage at The Huntington Theatre, Nov. 15 through Dec. 17. GBH's Jared Bowen spoke with David Yazbek, the musical's lyricist and composer, about giving the adaptation the weight that it deserved.
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