Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner: Farnsworth spent years playing with his heroes. “The Big Room,” a new album due Friday, features a cast of rising stars.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Nick Drake, Long a Folk Mystery, Is (Partly) Revealed
A 42-track collection built around two found recordings helps illuminate the creative process of the revered but elusive icon, who died in 1974.
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Ozzy Osbourne, the Lovable Prince of Darkness
The rocker helped define the sound, look and attitude of metal. But his persistence through addiction, his connection to audience and a late-career reality TV show endeared him to generations.
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Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She’s Laufey, and She’s a Phenomenon.
The genre-defying musician makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Her third album, “A Matter of Time,” is due in August.
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Can Indigo De Souza Spin Pop Gold From the Wreckage of Her Past?
The singer and songwriter first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she is re-emerging as a California pop artist.
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Birkin: The Bag, the Woman, the Myth
Why has this obsession endured?
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Taye Diggs Can’t Resist a Good Rom-Com
“There is the element of love, which can be so serious and so complicated, but when you add the dynamic of humor, it makes it so much more real and exciting and fun to watch.”
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Patty Griffin’s Life Fell Apart. Rebuilding Gave Her Music a Jolt.
During the last 16 years, the singer-songwriter lost her voice, her parents and her relationship. She captures her period of crisis and rebirth on “Crown of Roses.”
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What Life Is Like for Four Young Adults Supporting Their Aging Parents
Most young adults don’t expect to support their aging parents. Here’s what happened when four people had to.
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Those Ugly Shoes? Nina Christen Will Make You Love Them
Nina Christen designed some of the most influential shoes of the last decade. Now she has a line of her own.
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Those Ugly Shoes? Nina Christen Will Make You Love Them
Nina Christen designed some of the most influential shoes of the last decade. Now she has a line of her own.