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Grandbrothers, Messing With Pianos and Trying Out New Ideas

The German-Swiss duo with the unlikely name of Grandbrothers draws on electronic dance music,...

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Composer and Pianist Carlos Simon: ‘You Never Know Who’s Listening”

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Atlanta, Carlos Simon has become one of classical music’s...

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Singer Nellie McKay Offers Fresh and Timeless Whimsy, In-Studio

Singer Nellie McKay’s songs  hearken to pre-Elvis pop and maybe even Tin Pan Alley, and are...

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The Dark and Heavy Sounds of Electronically-Enhanced Chamber Music by Pathos Trio

Brooklyn-based Pathos Trio consists of two percussionists - Marcelina Suchocka and Felix Reyes...

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Bill Frisell & Luke Bergman, From the 2023 New York Guitar Festival in The Greene Space

Listen to a set from contemporary jazz guitar legend guitarist Bill Frisell, together with...

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The Folk-Rock of Passenger, from Busking to 'Runaway" Hit-Maker

English singer-songwriter and folk-rocker Mike Rosenberg, formerly of the band Passenger, might...

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Songwriter Kendra Morris Breaks Out of Old Habits

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Kendra Morris draws on 60s pop, 70s funk, the indie rock of the...

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The Quiet Thrill and Expressive Song-Play of Sofía Rei and Jorge Roeder, In-Studio

Bassist Jorge Roeder is from Peru; vocalist Sofía Rei is originally from Argentina. Both of them...

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The Transformative Sound-World of Cellist Issei Herr

Cellist Issei Herr, classically trained at Juilliard, creates expansive waves of sound through...

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Junun Featuring Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express (Archives)

Junun is a musical collaboration between India-based Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, a group of...

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Too Sad For the Public's Elastic Take on American Roots Music

The sounds of American roots music – folk ballads, fiddle tunes, early blues, New Orleans second...

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Kinshasa Band Jupiter & Okwess Shares Music and Messages

From Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, comes the band known as Jupiter & Okwess, led by the...

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Sessa, From the 2023 New York Guitar Festival in The Greene Space

Brazilian singer/songwriter Sessa (born Sergio Sayeg in Sao Paolo) is heir to the great tradition...

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Jazz-Fluid Singer Magos Herrera's Rich and Silky Lightness

The Mexican singer Magos Herrera has a distinctive, elegant, and expressive voice, and while...

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Jiji, From the 2023 New York Guitar Festival in The Greene Space

Classical Korean guitarist and improviser Jiji has a penchant for blowing minds with her playing,...

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Black Belt Eagle Scout Heeds the Call of the Land

Black Belt Eagle Scout is the work of the singer and guitarist Katherine Paul, KP for short,...

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Altin Gün Glams Up Folk Tunes From Turkey As Dance-Psych-Funk, In-Studio

The band Altin Gün is based in the Netherlands but they’ve gained global attention – and a Grammy...

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Tender Baroque Pop By Gracie and Rachel, In-Studio

The chamber pop duo known as Gracie and Rachel have always had a kind of yin and yang quality to...

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The Off-Kilter Experimental Pop of Goldfeather

Goldfeather is the work of vocalist and composer Sarah Goldfeather and guitarist/producer Mike...

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Ondara Negotiates a Rebirth of Self

Singer and songwriter Ondara's story is that of a young person in Kenya falling in love with Bob...

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