Monday, September 23, 2013

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TINY DESK CONCERTS

The 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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Melissa 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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Opera 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.
MUSIC REVIEWS

The 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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