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"Peter Rehberg, Influential Electronic Musician And Label Head, Has Died At 53"NPR MusicAugust 10, 2021
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Mayan Space Station by William Parker "The Best Music of July: NPR Staff Picks"NPR MusicAugust 3, 2021 William Parker: "Tabasco" from Mayan Space Station The veteran bassist, composer and community organizer William Parker is having an incredible year, with a 10-CD box set and an authorized biography already under his belt. He put out two
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Lost Coast by Gabriella Smith, Gabriel Cabezas "NPR Music's 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Gabriella Smith/Gabriel Cabezas, Lost Coast Inspired by California coastal woodlands ravaged by wildfires, Lost Coast is a paean to nature, an expression of outrage and a celebration of the close-knit bonds among its makers: composer Gabriella
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Course In Fable by Ryley Walker "NPR Music's 27 Favorite Songs Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Ryley Walker, "Rang Dizzy" Two years after kicking addiction to the curb, singer, songwriter and guitarist Ryley Walker has achieved fever-pitch productivity, documenting pellucid songs, psychedelic jams and freewheeling improvisations on his Husky Pants label. Course in
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ACME, by Michael Appleton/The New York Times American Contemporary Ensemble at Le Poisson Rouge, September 11, 2012The New York Times, Sept. 12, 2012 This one posed difficulties, and one most of all: It was hard to get over my pre-existing feelings of ambivalence toward Steve Reich's WTC 9/11 — its methods, tone and message —
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Ethan Iverson and Ben Street, from the best seat in the house School is in session at the venerable Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village this week, as pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Ben Street and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath merrily romp and ruminate their collective way through a master class in unhackneyed jazz repertoire. By now,
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A week and a bit after I went to hear Paul Motian and Bill Frisell play at the Village Vanguard with saxophonists Tony Malaby and Mark Turner (reported here), I returned for the last night of the next week's run (Sunday, Sept. 5), during which saxophonist Joe Lovano returned to his place at the center
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