TINY DESK CONCERTSThe Cristina Pato Trio: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch a Galician bagpiper and her trio take the traditionally Celtic sound of her bagpipes in an entirely new, wild and wonderful direction.
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A BLOG SUPREMEMelissa Aldana Wins Thelonious Monk Competition For Saxophonists
The 24-year-old tenor sax player is the first female instrumentalist to take home the annual prize for young musicians. Raised in Chile and based in New York, Aldana beat out friends Tivon Pennicott and Godwin Louis for first-place honors, worth a $25,000 scholarship and a recording contract.
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A BLOG SUPREMEOpera Star Jessye Norman Picks Her Favorite Jazz Singers
As a fledgling classical soprano in New York, Norman went to hear singers like Mabel Mercer perform. She tells WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton that her study of jazz vocalists influenced the way she interprets songs — including operatic arias.
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MUSIC REVIEWSThe Masters At His Fingertips, Art Hodes Pays Tribute To Bessie Smith
The jazz pianist's powerful 1976 album I Remember Bessie conveys a profound sense of loss.
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