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Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone
Ari Shapiro talks to jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin about her new album Pursuance: The Coltranes and an artist she is grateful for: James Blake. Continue Reading Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone
Yo-Yo Ma: Goats, Rodeos And The Power Of Music In A Time Of Needing Comfort
Hear the cellist talk about the purpose of music in the face of racial tension and health crises, plus his new album, Not Our First Goat Rodeo, which reunites him with old bluegrass buddies. Continue Reading Yo-Yo Ma: Goats, Rodeos And The Power Of Music In A Time Of Needing Comfort
A New Library Of Congress Project Commissions Music Of The Pandemic
The Library of Congress is debuting 10 works of new music about the COVID-19 pandemic. The project takes inspiration from Giovanni Boccaccio, a writer who collected stories about the Black Death. Continue Reading A New Library Of Congress Project Commissions Music Of The Pandemic
Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice
With the help of a few “wrong” notes, the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic turned “America the Beautiful” into a solemn protest of police violence. Continue Reading Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice
Country Star Mickey Guyton: Why Being ‘Black Like Me’ Shouldn’t Be Twice As Hard
“I did Nashville the Nashville way for so long … with very little results,” Guyton tells NPR. “So why am I holding out just in case?” Continue Reading Country Star Mickey Guyton: Why Being ‘Black Like Me’ Shouldn’t Be Twice As Hard
Normally Collaborative, Pianist Lara Downes Gets Intimate At A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch the pianist reimagine old spirituals and songs of freedom that continue to resonate in new ways. Continue Reading Normally Collaborative, Pianist Lara Downes Gets Intimate At A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
