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Big Ears Festival Welcomes Anohni, Yo La Tengo, Waxahatchee
- Anohni and the Johnsons, Waxahatchee and Explosions in the Sky lead the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Big Ears festival.
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Grammy-winning jazz artist Meshell Ndegeocello to perform in Albany
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Black Hole Sun Ra: Kronos Quartet and Friends Transform a Jazz Legend
Kronos Quartet, the avant-garde chamber-music mavens, call in some big hitters for an unruly look at an American genius.
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Meshell Ndegeocello Delivers Powerful Meditations During Tiny Desk Performance
NPR is highlighting Black women in music in celebration of Black Music Month
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Danielsen: From Beyonce to Pedro the Lion, these records defined 2024's first half
It's good to stop and remember this has been a strong first half of 2024 for music. Whatever arrives, on any plane, we already have these songs to shore us up.
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Robert Glasper Wants Music Fans to ‘Let Go’ With New Exclusive Streaming?Partnership
Tonight's release of the Grammy-winning artist's latest album coincides with Apple Music's Black Music Month focus on jazz's influential legacy.
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Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone to headline 2024 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Meshell Ndegeocello is among the headliners of the 2024 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival, the longest-running free, outdoor performing arts festival in New York City. The recent Grammy winner will join trailblazing punk-ska band Fishbone, retro soul ensemble Thee Sacred Souls, Belgian dance sensations Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul, rising Afrobeat star Seun Kuti, and sought-after ...
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Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone Top BRIC?Celebrate Brooklyn! 2024 Festival Lineup
Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone and others lead the 2024 season of the long-running BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival lineup. Now in its 46 th year, the festival returns to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park beginning on June 8 and wrapping on August 24. It is the longest-running free performing arts festival in New York City. …
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The War and Treaty, Lyle Lovett, Valerie June set for GPAC's 30th season
The War and Treaty, Lyle Lovett and Valerie June are among the acts set for GPAC's 30th season, which will kick off in September.
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Jim Beard, Keyboardist for Steely Dan, Dies at 63
Jim Beard, a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and member of Steely Dan since 2008, died Saturday in a New York hospital of complications from a sudden illness, a publicist announced. He was 63. Beard had been touring with Donald Fagen’s Steely Dan on the Eagles’ current “Long Goodbye” tour; his final performance was Jan. 20 in Phoenix. …
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Steely Dan Keyboardist Jim Beard Dies at 63
Wikimedia CommonsJim Beard, a keyboardist known for his work with Steely Dan and alongside jazz legends Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin, died Saturday from complications that stemmed from a “sudden illness,” a representative announced Wednesday. He was 63.Beard died at a hospital in New York City, the statement said. An exact cause of death was not released. A Pennsylvania native, Beard moved to New York City in 1985 to launch a career in music. He toured the country playing alongside jazz mus
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Jim Beard Dies: Steely Dan Keyboardist Was 63
Jim Beard, a pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer and arranger known for his work with Steely Dan as well as jazz musicians Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin, died March 2 in a New York City hospital from complications of a sudden illness. He was 63. His death was announced by a representative. Born August 26, 1960, …
