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Piano legend Herbie Hancock has a long history of combing jazz and popular music – from the '70s funk of his album "Head Hunters" to the '80s hip-hop of his single "Rockit." Today, he... (episode)
In 1950 Leonard Bernstein was commissioned to supply the incidental music and songs for a Broadway production of JM Barrie's "Peter Pan." The production was a great success and yet th... (episode)
In the streets of the West Bank and Gaza they are enemies, but music has brought some Israelis and Arabs together for a common purpose. This week, a national tour kicks off featuring ... (episode)
Summer box office receipts may be down, but movie soundtracks are big sellers. Today, the state of the movie soundtrack. With recent films like "Garden State" and "Broken Flowers," so... (episode)
Already a legend as a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Wynton Marsalis has set the standard for success in the jazz world. For the past decade, he has presided over the opening o... (episode)
Country-tinged singer-songwriter Amy Rigby's fifth album "Little Fugitive" is in stores today. For the making of this album, Rigby returned to New York City, where she started her car... (episode)
For nearly thirty years, author Stephanie Ledgin has gotten access to the biggest players in roots music. In two recent books -- Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass and From Every ... (episode)
Singer-songwriter Michael Penn has created a record devoted to one year -- 1947. His newest record, Mr. Hollywood, Jr., weaves historical, political and social events into a series o... (episode)
Aaron Copland's music is heard everywhere, from the olympics and beef commercials. But what makes it so quintessentially American? Today, a look at how folk songs inspired America's b... (episode)
Say cello virtuoso and you may think Yo-Yo Ma. But a 23-year-old cellist named Alisa Weilerstein represents the up-and-coming generation on the instrument. Having made her recital deb... (episode)