Music & Culture

Music & Culture

For Jazz Pianist Dave Frishberg, Music And Wit Go Hand In Hand

2:23pm July 28, 2017

Frishberg's playful songs include "Peel Me a Grape" and "A Little Taste." To mark the publication of his new memoir, My Dear Departed Past, we listen back to a 1991 interview with the songwriter.

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Dancers Take Over A Pillow Factory In Begonia's 'Out Of My Head' Video

1:17pm July 28, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Winnipeg singer Alexa Dirks finds strength in the act of breathing in this video from her new EP, Lady In Mind.

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Earl St. Clair Sings I 'Ain't Got It Like That,' But He Actually Does

12:47pm July 28, 2017

by Suraya Mohamed

Watch Earl St. Clair tell a personal story of redemption and fortitude with his raw and soulful style of R&B.

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Patti Bown On Piano Jazz

10:56am July 28, 2017

Hear the pianist in the Quincy Jones Orchestra join host Marian McPartland for some swinging music and a discussion about the role of women in jazz.

Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso.

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Hear And See Sylvan Esso's Complete Visual EP 'Echo Mountain Sessions'

9:44am July 28, 2017

by Robin Hilton

See the complete studio sessions for the electronic duo's latest project, a collection of Sylvan Esso songs performed by a full band, with saxophone, electric guitar, piano and more.

Aldous Harding performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 6, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Aldous Harding: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am July 28, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Intensity in songs often expresses itself as volume – a loud guitar, a scream, a piercing synth line. But in the case of Aldous Harding it's in the spaces, the pauses, and her unique delivery.

Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, performing in studio in a video for the song "Radio."

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Sylvan Esso: 'Radio' From The Echo Mountain Sessions

8:35am July 28, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Sylvan Esso perform "Radio" with a big band of friends in the duo's final installment of the Echo Mountain Sessions.

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Songs We Love: The Chamanas, 'Río'

8:00am July 28, 2017

by Catalina Maria Johnson

The band's members grew up on both sides of the Rio Grande. Its fronterizo music is both a sensitive reflection on living with danger and a defiant celebration of life.

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John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'

7:00am July 28, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Scofield's albums Loud Jazz and Quiet were both genuine expressions of his flexible musical personality. In this program, he performs a retrospective that bridges the difference.

Members of Mariachi Manchester performs at Nuevo Fest in Philadelphia

Music & Culture

Latin Alternative Music Fests Heat Up The Summer

5:32pm July 27, 2017

by Felix Contreras

AltLatino's annual cruise of summer music festivals dedicated to Latin Alternative music, arts and culture. Three cities, four festivals!