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#4962, John Schaefer's Highly Opinionated Top Ten of 2024
The annual top ten includes music by cellist Mabe Fratti; Brazilian pianist Amaro Freitas; Tuareg shredder Mdou Moctar; composer Christopher Cerrone; and Jake Blount with Mali Obomsawin. Jan 6, 2025
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Weekly Music Roundup: Winter JazzFest, globalFest, Prototype Festival
This week, a look at three upcoming music festivals in New York: Winter JazzFest, globalFest, and Prototype Festival. Jan 3, 2025
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#4961, New Releases Dec. 2024
Hear new music December of 2024 from the duet of flutists Shabaka and André 3000; pianist Adam Tendler's commissioning project, 'Inheritances', and a new choral album from Voces8. Jan 3, 2025
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Best of Soundcheck 2024, Part 1
Hear music performed in-studio by Norwegian punk cabaret sextet Kaizers Orchestra; Mexico City-based cellist Mabe Fratti; and Brazilian pianist and composer Amaro Freitas. Dec 26, 2024
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Best of Soundcheck 2024, Part 2
Hear music performed in-studio by Georgia singer and musician Lizz Wright; the soulful mambo of Cuban band Orquesta Akokán; and the multi-reed player Shabaka (Hutchings), with his trio. Dec 30, 2024