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Truth, forgiveness: 'Swept Away' is a theatrical vessel for Avett Bros' music
Published: January 8, 2024 21:27
With songs by the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows four men fighting to survive a shipwreck. The musical is inspired by the true story in which men resort to cannibalism to survive.
Prince's 'Purple Rain' is becoming a stage musical
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/08/1223487690/purple-rain-musical-prince
Published: January 8, 2024 18:19
Plans are still coming together, but two up-and-coming names on Broadway are already attached to the Prince project: playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Lileana Blain-Cruz.
Tiny Desk Concert: Kevin Kaarl
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/08/1223064067/tiny-desk-concert-kevin-kaarl
Published: January 8, 2024 10:00
The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.
Jazz musician Aaron Diehl on his rendition of 'The Zodiac Suite'
Published: January 7, 2024 13:10
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Aaron Diehl about his rendition of "The Zodiac Suite," an album originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in the 1940s.
Movie soundtracks are bringing a fresh set of ears to old classics
Published: January 7, 2024 13:10
"Murder on the Dancefloor," a 2001 hit song in the U.K., is just the latest old track to be introduced to a new generation of listeners after being used at a pivotal moment on screen.
Rosanne Cash on rereleasing her album 'The Wheel'
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/1223287137/rosanne-cash-on-rereleasing-her-album-the-wheel
Published: January 6, 2024 13:26
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rosanne Cash about rereleasing her album "The Wheel," love lost and gained, and lessons learned.
David Soul, of TV's 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/05/1223082514/david-soul-starsky-and-hutch-dies-obit
Published: January 5, 2024 17:13
Soul was a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo "Starsky & Hutch" and topped the music charts with the ballad "Don't Give Up on Us."
Tiny Desk Concert: Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/05/1222862548/tiny-desk-concert-sunny-jains-wild-wild-east
Published: January 5, 2024 10:00
Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann
Published: January 3, 2024 23:09
The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a long and celebrated expansive career that preceded — and followed — that hit.
The legendary jazz concert with Charlie Parker playing plastic sax has been reissued
Published: January 3, 2024 22:54
Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.
People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/03/1218228270/accessing-music-prison-tablets
Published: January 3, 2024 10:14
Three people incarcerated at prisons across the U.S. spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about how music helps them reconnect with the past, endure the present and envision the future.
One of the world's greatest instrument collections is in South Dakota, of all places
Published: January 2, 2024 22:23
The National Music Museum has one of the world's largest and most significant collections of historical instruments. It's located in a place you might not expect — Vermillion, South Dakota.
Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/02/1222544492/les-mccann-pianist-obit
Published: January 2, 2024 21:02
An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
To become the 'Maestro,' Bradley Cooper learned to live the music
Published: January 2, 2024 18:15
In his new biopic Maestro, Cooper was determined not to imitate the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Instead, the actor worked with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to find his own rhythm.
Barbra Streisand shares her secret for keeping performances honest
Published: January 1, 2024 17:00
When she was starring in Funny Girl on Broadway, Streisand says she'd alter the music slightly each night. Her new memoir is My Name is Barbra. Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2023.