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A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration: 50 Years and Counting with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, Bert & Ernie and Count Von Count.

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Swinging The Clouds Away: Jazz Takes Over Sesame Street

1:09pm October 23, 2020

On this show, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis invite the Sesame Street gang onstage. Plus, trombonist Joe Fielder's Open Sesame share rare songs from the Sesame songbook.

Spillage Village plays a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.

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Spillage Village: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:01pm October 23, 2020

by Bobby Carter

Let the Atlanta hip-hop collective take you to church in its Tiny Desk quarantine video.

Before he was a teenager, Mac Phipps already had a record deal. By the time he was 20 he was signed to No Limit Records, the biggest independent label in the country. At 24, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years in prison following th

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'My Dream Was Being Used Against Me In Court'

10:39am October 23, 2020

Mac Phipps was a rising star of New Orleans rap when he was convicted of a killing he insists he did not commit. Two decades later, he is still fighting for his freedom and his art.

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From left, Ron Adea (keyboards), Rawan Tuffaha (vocals) and Jackson D. Begley (guitar) perform during a virtual media appearance on Tue, Oct. 6, 2020 at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example

9:05am October 23, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

All the members of the Toronto-based ASD Band are on the Autism Spectrum. This month, they've been dropping new covers of songs each week in celebration of Canada's Autism Awareness Month.

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Acoustic guitarist Chris Smither can play about 100 Bob Dylan songs.

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Bob Dylan Covers On Mountain Stage

5:48pm October 22, 2020

by Adam Harris

From the Mountain Stage archives, hear four Bob Dylan interpreters perform covers of the iconic folk musician's songs.

Bruce Springsteen's new album, Letter To You, is accompanied by a film about the making of the album.

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What Bruce Springsteen Lost And Found

1:57pm October 22, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Ahead of the release of Letter To You, The Boss spoke to Morning Edition about revisiting older material, finding hope in these unusual times and attending to his audience's spiritual needs.

Over the past week, users of TikTok began absorbing, in a "challenge," one artist's musical investigation into the realities of living through a degenerative neurological disorder.

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What Happens When TikTok Looks To The Avant-Garde For A Challenge?

10:37am October 22, 2020

by Meaghan Garvey

This past week The Caretaker, an artist who has long leaned into challenging sounds, began emerging as an increasingly popular "challenge" on the youth-led platform.

Ali Wong photographed by Stephanie Gonot.

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Ali Wong's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

5:00am October 22, 2020

by Ali Wong

The comic, actress and author is very into slow jams.

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City Scenes: How Boston's LGBTQ+ Musicians Are Making Space For Each Other

2:51pm October 21, 2020

by Knar Bedian

Billy Dean Thomas, Optic Bloom and Anjimile are among the various acts paving the way for inclusivity in Boston.

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CD Set Of Leontyne Price's Live Performances At The Met Opera Is A Treasure

1:39pm October 21, 2020

by Lloyd Schwartz

Price, now 93, was the first African American soprano to have a major career at the Metropolitan Opera. Critics and fans agreed that she had one of the most beautiful singing voices they'd ever heard.

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