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Celebrating jazz great Sam Rivers, on what would have been his 100th birthday

1:46pm September 25, 2023

by Kevin Whitehead

The composer and multi-instrumentalist from El Reno, Okla., played blues, bebop, big-band music and free jazz — and sometimes a mix of everything. Rivers also gave other musicians a place to play.

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Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

8:01am September 25, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

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Gaspar Cassadó died in 1966, but the mystery around his missing music endures

7:53am September 25, 2023

by Oliva Hampton

American cellist Katie Tertell is raising awareness of Catalan composer Gaspar Cassadó, long overshadowed by his onetime teacher Pablo Casals, while premiering and recording works.

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Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas

11:06am September 24, 2023

by The Associated Press

"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game.

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It's time for 'El Tiny', the NPR Tiny Desk takeover for Hispanic Heritage Month

8:00am September 24, 2023

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre, hosts of the Alt.Latino podcast, about the upcoming "El Tiny" Tiny Desk Concerts that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

With all of this condemnation swirling, it's worth wondering what about enduring monuments like the Rock Hall keeps stirring people up.

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Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

6:30pm September 23, 2023

by Sheldon Pearce

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board after sexist and racist comments. But he is, and always has been, an avatar for an exclusionary framework.

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Kylie Minogue on her new album 'Tension'

7:55am September 23, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kylie Minogue about her new album, "Tension," as well as recent health challenges and early life experiences.

Taylor Swift on the first night of her Eras tour, pictured earlier this year. The artist has often encouraged her fans to register to vote.

A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration

4:19pm September 22, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

More than 35,000 new voters registered at Vote.org after the singer posted a link on her Instagram Stories. "I've heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are," Swift wrote.

Jon Hetherington, 34, from Oregon, originally planned to attend the Seattle show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, but couldn't fly because his wheelchair exceeded the plane's cargo dimensions. He posted about the saga on TikTok and a representative for Beyoncé arranged for him to attend her Dallas show.

A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok

3:51pm September 22, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.

The members of Talking Heads — Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and David Byrne — today and as they appeared in 1983 with their live band, for the concerts that would become the film Stop Making Sense.

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'The everyday can be just fine'

2:14pm September 22, 2023

The New York icons whose songs pulled rock inside out (and whose breakup was nearly as legendary) gather for the first time in years to discuss their rereleased concert film, Stop Making Sense.

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