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Scholar and fan Ryan Truesdell has turned unheard Evans scores into richly textured works.

Match these classical music characters with their Olympian athletic prowess.

Who knew Team Canada had so many classically trained musicians?

Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.

Another round of Newport previews, drummer Michael Carvin and much ado about jazz standards.

Grady Tate began his jazz career as a much-celebrated drummer, backing such icons as Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, and Quincy Jones. Tate has since traded in his skins for a microphone at center stage, where he delivers smooth and soulful baritone vocals. With pianist John di Martino, Tate sings "Everybody Loves My Baby" and "Where Do You Start."

Rounding up all this week's classical news that's fit to link — featuring a conductor carrying the Olympic Flag, a ranking of national anthems and the sad ends of unwanted pianos.

This weekend, NPR Music and our partners WBGO and WGBH are presenting 16 hours of live video webcasting from the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival. For your convenience, here's a breakdown of what you'll see online and hear on WBGO.

After years of singing other people's songs, bandleader and co-founder Ginny Carr has crafted a tightly harmonized album of originals.