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Born 100 years ago Saturday, clarinetist Benny Goodman made jazz a listening concern for folks who thought it was only for the clubs. He was not only an innovative musician, but a forward-thinking bandleader, the first to integrate black musicians on stage with a white band.

Hear excerpts from the acclaimed violinist's new 40-CD box set.

The Catalyst Quartet has been all about elevating music previously excluded from the canon — in this case, exceptional string quartets by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, and William Grant Still.

Raven Chacon, Jerod Tate and Joe Rainey are among the noted composers drawing deep inspiration from their indigenous heritage, as we explore in a roundup of recent recordings.

Read an excerpt from historian Bob Riesman's look at the great blues man's ever-evolving persona.

Moment's Notice is stacked this week, with Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis, Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Minas and more.

Fanfare looks ahead, as Mitsuko Uchida performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Filament celebrates its first album, and more.

This week in Moment’s Notice, we have a couple of boldfaced names and a fresh-faced up-and-comer, with a stylistic range from straight down the middle to all-the-way out.

Whether we’re talking Marlboro or the Main Line, this week’s concert calendar is absolutely stacked. As always, Fanfare is here to help.

Adam Abeshouse was diagnosed with bile duct cancer last spring. His star classical music clients, including Joshua Bell, Simone Dinnerstein, Jeremy Denk, and Lara Downes, wanted to say goodbye.