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Mark AndrewEdward Gorey's classic children's book The Gashlycrumb Tinies inspired Carla Kihlstedt to create a song cycle for singing violinist and chamber orchestra. She's about to perform that piece, 26 Little Deaths, twice in the Philadelphia area, courtesy of Network for New Music. -
Philippe Levy-StabA dozen distinguished artists have just joined the second cohort of Jazz Legacies Fellows, according to an announcement by The Mellon Foundation and the Jazz Foundation of America.
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Don Sebesky, whose dynamic flair as a composer and arranger left an indelible mark on the sound of modern jazz and pop orchestration, died on April 29 in Maplewood, NJ. He was 85. -
The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." -
Opera Ebony was formed when opportunities for Black singers were few and far between. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, but may not survive its 81-year-old founder. -
The four singers who make up säje collectively possess an extravagant degree of vocal and harmonic expertise. So what happens when you add Michael Mayo to the mix? -
The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure. -
This year's International Jazz Day Global All-Star Concert, which falls as usual on April 30, will be streamed from 13 cities. -
Penn Live Arts has announced its 2023-24 season, featuring concerts by The Crossing, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Cécile McLorin Salvant and much more. -
The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart. -
A legendary music educator in his hometown of New Orleans, tenor saxophonist Kidd Jordan was also a heroic voice in the improvising avant-garde. He died on April 7 at 87, but his legacy lives on in myriad ways. -
As an improviser, on piano and vibraphone, and as co-founder of the Creative Music Studio, Karl Berger had an outsize influence on the jazz avant-garde. He died on April 9, at 88.
