What is the purpose of a poem, an illustration or a nonsensical phrase in a score? If it makes musicians stop and think, that’s a good start.
Category: Music
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Sean Kingston Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
A Florida jury convicted the hip-hop artist and his mother in a federal fraud case that centered on luxury goods, which prosecutors said that Mr. Kingston did not pay for.
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‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Back on Broadway. But Did It Ever Really Leave Us?
The musical, just like the Abba songs that inspired it, has become an everlasting part of the pop-culture landscape.
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This Wedding Singer Has Co-Written a Novel, and the Songs That Go With It
Along with his side gig, Jens Lekman has put out five albums. Now he’s collaborated with David Levithan on the novel “Songs for Other People’s Weddings.”
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Overlooked No More: Molly Drake, a Maternal, Musical Force Behind Nick Drake’s Sound
She was a poet, singer, composer and pianist whose melancholic home recordings from the 1950s hit on universal themes of despair, heartbreak, longing and loss.
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Sheila Jordan, Fearless Vocal Improviser, Is Dead at 96
She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.
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Bard Music Festival: An Innovator in Exile
Bohuslav Martinu, a Czech composer who thrived on the artistic and scientific explosions of the 20th century, is the center of this summer’s programming.
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How Ali Sethi Spends His Day Getting Ready for a Music Tour
The singer meets up with bandmates to rehearse, enjoys food that reminds him of childhood and stays out late dancing.
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Jane Morgan, Singer Who Charmed Both Sides of the Atlantic, Dies at 101
Born in Massachusetts, she built a following in Parisian nightclubs before returning to the U.S., where she had a successful career as a torch singer.
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California’s ‘Souldies’ Scene Puts a Fresh Spin on a Beloved Sound
For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom.
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‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Review: A Singer’s Soul
This largely by-the-book documentary about the musician Jeff Buckley is most memorable for highlighting the earnest, sensitive soul behind the music.