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Grammy-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding will soon celebrate the release of 'Milton + esperanza,' a collaboration with Brazilian music icon Milton Nascimento. First, she's bringing her songs on tour.
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A klezmer trombonist with a history of community building in Philly, Dan Blacksberg runs a series called Encounters at Studio 34 — a yoga studio that he routinely transforms into a laboratory for sound.
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The 2024 Grammy nominations are in, and the jazz field is chock full of returning heroes.
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Nominated classical artists will make up an impressive coalition at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
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With a third archival release, 'Reaching for the Stars,' the elusive pianist and composer Hasaan Ibn Ali comes just a bit more into focus.
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Jahari Stampley, a dazzling young pianist from Chicago, took first prize at the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition, prevailing over a field of 10 other competitors.
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A New Orleans-based composer and pianist, Courtney Bryan sees her work as a form of truth-telling.
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'Procession Along the Aciga Tree,' a new recording by PRISM Quartet, reflects Susie Ibarra's deep connections to the natural world, the cultural rites of the Philippines, and the language of improvisation.
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Philly's own Joe Block and Jordan Isaiah Williams are among the young players who will compete in the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition, on Oct. 14 and 15.
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Paula Abreu, Director of Presented Programming at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, aimed for a balance of fresh and familiar in her inaugural season.
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'Sardinia,' featuring Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, is another grace note from pianist Chick Corea, who died in 2021.
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Pianist Sumi Tonooka and the presenting organization Ars Nova Workshop are among The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s 2023 grantees, the organization announced today.