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Herbie Hancock, speaking to high school students in the State Dining Room of the White House during President Obama's celebration of International Jazz Day on April 29, 2016.
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International Jazz Day's Global Celebrations Are On, And Again Online

Apr 22, 2021
April 30 will bring the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert, with artists from across the world taking part in another digital edition of the show, in addition to several other events.
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The State Theatre in Boyertown, Penn. photographed on Jan. 4, 2021. In April, the U.S. Small Business Administration had a troubled start to its Small Venue Operators Grant program.
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Shuttered Venues Still Waiting For Government Aid Announced In December

Apr 21, 2021
The Small Business Administration experienced a rough launch for its grant program intended to help long-beleaguered venues. After so long without a lifeline, though, time is running thin.
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Musician Distracts Himself During 1st Time Paragliding

Apr 21, 2021
The man in Turkey, to combat nervousness, brought along his violin — playing away as he soared through the sky. It's safe to say he conquered his fear. He has signed up to do it again.
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Billy McFarland, pictured leaving federal court in March 2018, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges related to the failed Fyre Festival. Ticket holders and event organizers reached a settlement in a class-action sui
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Hundreds Of Fyre Festival Ticket Holders Poised To Win Payout In Class-Action Suit

Apr 16, 2021
A class-action settlement will award 277 ticket holders more than $7,000 each, pending a judge's approval in May. The final sum could be reduced depending on ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.
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Rioters clash with law enforcement as they attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Oath Keepers Member Is 1st To Plead Guilty In Capitol Riot Investigation

Apr 16, 2021
Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty to two charges — obstructing an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon. He has agreed to cooperate fully with investigators.
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Sonny Simmons, Fiercely Independent Alto Saxophonist, Dies at 87

Apr 13, 2021
The musician spent a decade homeless in San Francisco before making records, but left a much longer legacy by bringing his knowledge of bebop and blues, and an innate soulfulness into jazz music.
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Taylor Swift, onstage during the Fearless Tour at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 27, 2009 in New York. Swift released a re-recorded version of her 2008 album <em>Fearless </em>on April 9, 2021.
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The Rhymes And Reasons Behind Re-Recording Your Own Classics

Apr 12, 2021
Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.
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Sharon Van Etten.
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Sharon Van Etten Will Join NPR Music's Listening Party For 'Epic Ten'

Apr 12, 2021
NPR Music will host an online listening party for the anniversary of Sharon Van Etten's breakthrough album, featuring a live conversation with Van Etten herself along with Shamir.
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A musician, disoriented by his loss of work and the inefficiency of bureaucracy, made the best of waiting in line for unemployment by making music.
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Lovely Songs From The Big Hold, Inspired By Bureaucracy

Apr 08, 2021
Millions lost their jobs to the pandemic and needed to file for unemployment benefits, but met busy lines – including a composer from Austin, who made an album to counteract the vibe.
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Film Composer Hans Zimmer Turns To Creating Ringtones

Apr 08, 2021
Zimmer, known for scoring films like Inception and Dunkirk, worked with Chinese phone maker Oppo to offer two unique ringtones along with music for alarms and text notifications.
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DMX, pictured performing at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, is reportedly in the hospital following a drug overdose on Friday night.
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Rapper DMX On Life Support Following Heart Attack

Apr 03, 2021
A longtime lawyer for DMX told The Associated Press that the 50-year-old rapper is "quite ill."
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Blues Alley Jazz in Washington, D.C., is livestreaming its performances, one of many clubs affected by the pandemic. Beloved jazz clubs in New York, Denver and New Orleans have closed.
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U.S. Box Office Plummeted 86% in 2020, Says Leading Arts Group

Apr 01, 2021
The new data show the drop in ticket sales at theaters, arts centers and orchestras in the United States, U.K. and Canada has been "catastrophic" for the performing arts.
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Billy Joel performing at Bonnaroo 2015.
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Bonnaroo Announces Lineup For 2021 Festival In September

Mar 31, 2021
Among the first of the major festivals to detail its post-pandemic return, Bonnaroo announced a 20th anniversary lineup that includes Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo and the Grand Ole Opry.
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Akron Plans 'Devo Day' For April 1. Is It An April Fools' Joke?

Mar 31, 2021
Word spread that the Ohio city's mayor would declare April 1 "Devo Day" to gin up support for the band which is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The mayor's office hasn't commented.
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Rhye's Michael Milosh has denied allegations of sexual assault made by ex-wife Alexa Nikolas.
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Michael Milosh Of Rhye Accused Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence By Ex-Wife

Mar 29, 2021
The Canadian singer-songwriter behind R&B pop project Rhye was accused of sexual abuse and physical assault by his ex-wife, Alexa Nikolas.
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Historic 'St. Louis Tinfoil' Added To National Recording Registry

Mar 29, 2021
The Library of Congress has added 25 new recordings to its National Recording Registry. Among them is the oldest playable audio recording made in America.
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Syrian-American pianist and composer Malek Jandali, photographed on May 16, 2015 in Dubai.
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Composer Malek Jandali Considers Syria's Civil War, A Decade On

Mar 27, 2021
A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.
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A sign of the "Hamilton" marquee at New York City's Richard Rogers Theater on Mar. 12, 2021, commemorating Broadway's "lost year" and a hope to return to live performances by fall 2021.
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NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September

Mar 25, 2021
At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.
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Deceptive Cadence
Johann Sebastian Bach playing the organ, not the lautenwerck, circa 1725. From a print in the British Museum.
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Bach's Favorite Instrument You've Probably Never Heard Of: The Long-Lost Lautenwerck

Mar 25, 2021
The lautenwerck, an instrument like a lute and a harpsichord, almost went extinct in the 19th century, but forensic musicologists are bringing it back to life.
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Arts & Life
Kermit the Frog performs during the 2019 Newport Folk Festival. "The Rainbow Connection" is now part of the Library of Congress audio collection.
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Works By Thomas Edison, Kermit The Frog Inducted Into Library Of Congress

Mar 24, 2021
The Library of Congress chose 25 titles considered "audio treasures worthy of preservation" to join the National Recording Registry collection.
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Music News

'Last Soul Company' Details The Story Of Malaco Records

Mar 23, 2021
A new book chronicles the history of Malaco Records, the oldest continuously run independent record label in America, and one of the biggest gospel labels in the world.
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Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points in the studio.
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Join NPR Music's Listening Party For Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders' 'Promises'

Mar 22, 2021
NPR Music will host an online listening party for the dreamlike collaboration, featuring a live conversation hosted by WBGO's Nate Chinen with musicians James Brandon Lewis and Val Jeanty.
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Music
Jason Burt, of Clarksburg, Calif., got help from Grammy award-winning sound engineers to digitize and prepare recordings of his grandfather, Richard Burt, playing trumpet in the 746th Far East Air Force Band.
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A Grandson's Gift — A Spotlight — For His Grandfather's WWII Band

Mar 20, 2021
The first time Jason Burt listened to his grandfather's World War II Army Air Force Band recordings after finding them in his attic, "it was like my own private concert with my grandpa."
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Paul Jackson performs with the Headhunters at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 1998.
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Paul Jackson, Headhunters Bassist Who Played With Herbie Hancock, Dies At 73

Mar 19, 2021
Best known for his work on Hancock's blockbuster 1973 album Head Hunters, Paul Jackson was a bassist who found his musical identity between jazz and funk.
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Sasha Velour stars in <em>The Island We Made</em>, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.
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'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

Mar 19, 2021
Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.
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