Displaying all posts tagged with jazz

Nicaragua: Duke Ellington in Managua (1971)

A stop on Ellington’s second tour of Latin America. [More after the jump.]

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Dave Brubeck and J.S. Bach

A Proust Questionnaire for Vanity Fair. [Read more after the jump.]

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Links: J.S. Bach Birthday Edition

Bach-related articles from the Guardian, Chronicle of Higher Education, and Sacramento Bee. [Read more after the jump.]

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Video: Mad Bess, Twice Unhinged

An updated version of Henry Purcell’s mad song “Bess of Bedlam,” performed by morethanmusic at the 2010 Festival INNOVANTIQUA in Winterthur, Switzerland. [Watch after the jump.]

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Edward Albee and J.S. Bach

Albee’s musical tastes begin with Bach and move in two directions, “earlier and later.” [Read more after the jump.]

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Video: Raven Performs Dowland and Biber

Saxophonist Raaf Hekkema leads a “pop-style baroque” trio that explores early music. [Watch after the jump.]

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Meet a Musician: David N. Baker, Jazz Great

Bloomington, Indiana, is a special city for musicians—visitor or resident, foreign or domestic, famous or little-known. It also happens to be a city with a large university and an equally large school of music, a meeting place for all kinds of performers, educators, and researchers. This post is part of a photo series that looks at the many people in Bloomington who call themselves a musician.

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