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By Doug Levine Washington 30 April 2006 Donald Fagen likes to take his time. It took his group Steely Dan more than 20 years to tour, and it took the singer and keyboardist even longer to tour as a so
LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: For professional musicians, the instrument on which they play is more than just a tool of the trade. It can also be a muse, a partner and a voice. A new book titled Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung shares one artist's stor
All That Jazz 爵代风华 You may have heard of Kenny G, but what do you really know about jazz? Jazz is a genuinely American art form that has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. It is certainly much more than mere background music. Jazz comes i
Now past and present members of the Royal Ballet have gathered to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary. The party at the Royal Opera House in London brought together hundreds of dancers including Alina Cojocaru and Antoinette Sibley, the 1960s' s
204. The soloist and the solicitor独唱演员与推销员 solicit-soybean There was a singer who had retired to a life on the farm. She had been a soloist for the big city opera and had been very famous, but she grew tired of the city life and decid
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 07 June 2006 Musician Billy Preston, a so-called
By Doug Levine Washington 21 March 2007 It's official! The Police are back and they're going on tour. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, the group's appearance at February's Grammy Awards was just a preview of their long-awaited reunion. Andy Summers, St
By Valer Gergely Washington 27 March 2007 watch Sephardic Music report The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. held a concert this week to help revive traditional Sephardic music from the former Yugoslavia. For producer Valer Gergely, VOA's Jim
Botti Taps Top Talent on 'Impressions' Botti is a generous musician. His guest lists have become legendary, and his new recording is no exception. Theres a pleasant duet with guitarist Leonardo Amuedo on Over The Rainbow. His interpretation of Randy
Maceo Parker's '98% Funky Stuff' Shares Life Stories Maceo Parker was the heart and soul of James Browns horn section, performing funky sax riffs on hits like I Got You (I Feel Good). While his illustrious career as a sideman and soloist is well-docu
By Doug Levine Washington 26 December 2007 Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson died near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 23, of kidney failure. He was 82. Often compared to Erroll Garner and Art Tatum, Peterson modernized the jazz piano. His
By Doug Levine Washington 06 September 2006 Famed jazz trumpeter and bandleader Maynard Ferguson died of kidney and liver failure at a hospital in Ventura, California on Wednesday August 23. He was 78 years old. Like the late Dizzy Gillespie, Fergus
This is Scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Shouky Berswek. Got a minute? Jazz musicians are skills introvisers, and now we know that they craft their spontaneous melodies the same way you craft the sentence. Researchers scan the brains of
The Queen was supposed to be part of a double act when she arrived to open new BBC headquarters, but with the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital, she performed her duties as a soloist. There was never any possibilty of cancelling. This is the day job for