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"To be a composer, you have to be a fanatic," said the open-minded artist, who journeyed through styles, countries and decades.

British composer John Powell swore off working on action movies for years, unsettled by their violence. The latest in the Bourne series, for which he's scored every film, marks his return.

Next week the great pianist presents a new lineup in concert. As he sees it, he's borrowing from the techniques of young cutting-edge musicians — who were themselves preceded by Miles Davis.

Watch the genial violinist commune with nearly 300-year-old music by J.S. Bach, played on an instrument built during the composer's heyday.

The pianist plays free jazz with an evocative and disciplined style. Hear her solo on her composition "Fragments."

Among J.J. Johnson's greatest recordings pair him with fellow trombonist Kai Winding. At Jazz at Lincoln Center, Vincent Gardner takes on the music of his instrument's bebop pioneer.

The Ukrainian pianist's torrent of notes can sweep one away, like stepping into the current of a fast-flowing river.

Ron Carter, Lionel Loueke and BADBADNOTGOOD also share their go-to Hancock recordings.

After 25 years directing the contemporary music festival in California, Marin Alsop bids farewell with Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance, a new piece composed for her by John Adams.

An American black-music take on the Balkan brass band does a bit of Ellington/Strayhorn exotica. It totally works in spite of, or maybe because of, the multiple dialects at play.