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Our Daily Breather: Jonathan Biss Isn't Taking Music Or Food For Granted

10:02am May 12, 2020

by Jonathan Biss

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Pianist Jonathan Biss is focusing on being grateful.

Rachel Eckroth and Tim Lefebvre perform from home.

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Rachel Eckroth And Tim Lefebvre: Alone Together Duets

9:16am May 12, 2020

Tim Lefebvre and Rachel Eckroth are an enigmatic couple who elude genre. Watch them perform a stripped-down duet from their LA home.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's mercurial music, with its sparkle and unpredictability, was a departure from the style of his father, Johann Sebastian.

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C.P.E. Bach: Mercurial Diversions For Uncertain Times

8:27pm May 11, 2020

by Tom Huizenga

In a new album of keyboard concertos, hear how J.S. Bach's son charted his own startling and original path in music that sparkles with unpredictability

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Betty Wright in 1975, when she was 21 years old, stands with a display of some of her album covers. Wright was already a veteran by the time she was out of her teens, having released four studio albums that included multiple songs that would be career sig

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Betty Wright Packed A Career's Worth Of Music Into Her Youthful First Act

4:54pm May 11, 2020

by Oliver Wang

Already a veteran by the time she was out of her teens, the early career of Betty Wright, who died Sunday, produced many R&B hits, including a pair of songs that would become career signatures.

Lizzo performs on Saturday Night Live on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.

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'SNL' Just Wrapped Its 45th Season: It's Time To Cruelly Rank Its Musical Guests

4:31pm May 11, 2020

by Stephen Thompson

It is vital that we reflect on the most recent season of Saturday Night Live and mean-spiritedly rank its 18 featured musical acts from worst to best.

Jenevieve collides with BENZIBOY for a bossa nova update to Groove Theory's "Tell Me."

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Heat Check: Shook Up, Shook Down, Shook Out

11:00am May 11, 2020

New tracks from Jenevieve, Yebba and Kehlani fall into the sweet spot of musical discovery that keeps you on your toes with every sample, flip and chord change.

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Our Daily Breather: Gregory Porter On Learning Russian And Cooking Creatively

10:01am May 11, 2020

by Gregory Porter

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Gregory Porter has been honing his mother's knack for creative cooking.

Augustin Hadelich plays a Tiny Desk concert.

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Augustin Hadelich: Tiny Desk Concert

5:00am May 11, 2020

by Tom Huizenga

Grammy-winning fiddler Augustin Hadelich brings one of the finest violins in the world to the Tiny Desk.

Betty Wright, Soul Icon Who Sang 'Clean Up Woman,' Has Died At Age 66

7:44pm May 10, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The singer is known for a roster of hits that included the songs "Dance With Me" and "No Pain No Gain." She died following a battle with cancer.

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With Live Shows Canceled, Indie Artists Try To Adapt

6:04pm May 10, 2020

NPR's Don Gonyea talks to singer-songwriters Lilly Hiatt and Caleb Caudle about releasing new music during the coronavirus and how musicians are finding new ways to promote their work.

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