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Saturday Jun 20 | All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Fleck, Hussain and Meyer: New Album and Fall Tour

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer Conjure A New Sound Steeped In Indian Tradition, Chamber Music and American Roots With An Unprecedented Collaboration The Melody of Rhythm North American Fall Tour Dates Confirmed Bela Fleck On August 25, E1 Music will release The Melody of Rhythm , an impressive collaboration between banjo virtuoso Bela ...

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Related Topix: Classical, Symphony, Arts

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Relix

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer Will Create The Melody of Rhythm

Bla Fleck, tabla player Zakir Hussain and bassist Edgar Meyer will release the collaborative album The Melody of Rhythm on August 25.

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Related Topix: Classical

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Tulsa World

Guest violinist at first OK Mozart returns

Deja vu probably won't be a problem for Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg when she returns this week to perform as part of the 2009 OK Mozart International Festival in Bartlesville.

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Related Topix: Classical, Mozart, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Bartlesville, OK, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal

Fri May 29, 2009

The Post and Courier

Punch Brothers put on an extraordinary performance at Cistern

It started in 2005 when mandolin innovator Chris Thile decided to form a string quintet to play traditional bluegrass, creative covers and newly composed music.

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Related Topix: Chris Thile, Country, College of Charleston, Classical

Sat May 23, 2009

Comox Valley Echo

More acts announced for Island MusicFest

The names just keep coming with new announcements adding to the already diverse roster of stellar musicians coming to Vancouver Island MusicFest this summer.

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Related Topix: Canada, Bluegrass, Jerry Douglas, Classical, Koko Taylor, Blues, The Abyssinians, Reggae

Tue May 12, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Theo: Music-loving vegetarian hates commercials

Theo Martin Lineberry is a 13-year-old eighth-grader at the Brown School. Every week 'Q-Up' will publish questions and answers from a area teen.

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Related Topix: Classical

Tue May 05, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Symphony has rich classical, pops slate

The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra has a full slate for the 2009-10 season, including a Toyota Pops bill featuring Glen Campbell, Ben Vereen and Mary Wilson of the Supremes, plus a Halekulani MasterWorks season spotlighting famous composers, plus a "Mostly Mozart" festival.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI, Country, Glen Campbell, Pop/Rock, The Supremes, Classical

Fri May 01, 2009

Paper Magazine

Bluegrass Tabla at Carnegie Hall: It Sounds Much Better Than it Sounds

Begin with the Indian tabla. Add bluegrass banjo in a contemplative mood. Cue the rollicking bass.

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Related Topix: Classical, Zakir Hussain

Tue Apr 28, 2009

Tulsa World

O'Connor, three others to be inducted

Mark O'Connor, a performer and composer whose career has ranged from bluegrass and country to classical and jazz, will headline the third annual National Fiddler Hall of Fame Gala.

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Related Topix: Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK, Classical, Yo-Yo Ma, Bluegrass, Vassar Clements, Jim & Jesse

Fri Apr 24, 2009

The Lawrentian

Edgar Meyer comes to LU

World-renowned bassist Edgar Meyer gave the second to last concert of the 100th anniversary 2008-09 Artist Series at Lawrence Friday, April 17 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

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Related Topix: Classical

Mon Apr 20, 2009

The Lawrentian

Bass Dialect: Edgar Meyer Comes to Lawrence

Masterful performer and innovative composer Edgar Meyer will give the penultimate concert in Lawrence University's 100th Anniversary Artist Series season tonight, Friday, April 17 at 8 p.m in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

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Related Topix: Classical, Lawrence University, York, PA

Thu Apr 16, 2009

Electronic Musician

Onstage Article on Bela Fleck | Onstage Talks About Bela Fleck Onstage Performance Sound

Photos: Greg Kessler Heralded by many as the Charlie Parker of the banjo, Bela Fleck has taken his unprepossessing instrument to places unimagined even by the immediately preceding generation of five-string virtuosos who were his mentors.

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Related Topix: Bela Fleck, Bluegrass, Jazz, Charlie Parker, Classical, Bach, The Grateful Dead, Pop/Rock

Tue Apr 14, 2009

ETruth.com

Lots of Grammy glitter at GC

The 2009-10 season of the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will again bring top-name musicians, with more than 30 Grammy Awards among them, to the college's Sauder Concert Hall stage.

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Related Topix: Music, Grammy Awards, Music!, Doc Severinsen, Jazz, Classical, Celtic, The Chieftains

Mon Apr 13, 2009

WisInfo

On Campus: News and notes from around the region

Three-time Grammy Award winning bassist Edgar Meyer will finish off Lawrence University's 2008-09 Artist Series with a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

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Related Topix: Lawrence University, Classical, Country, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lyle Lovett, Bela Fleck, Bluegrass

Mon Apr 06, 2009

The Gateway

UNO celebrates Nebraska Bass Day

The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Strauss Performing Arts Center will host Nebraska Bass Day with several events on Saturday, April 4. Renowned double bass soloist Edgar Meyer will offer a master class at 11 a.m. that will end at 1 p.m. Along with the Meyer's class, various other activities, including concerts, bass ensembles and bass showings ...

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Omaha, NE, University of Nebraska Omaha, Classical, Symphony, Lincoln, NE, Entertainment

Thu Apr 02, 2009

Marin Independent Journal

Marin's tabla master bringing world music back to Indian roots

Zakir Hussain, left, and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. This has already been a banner year for Marin's Ustad Zakir Hussain, and it's barely four months old.

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Related Topix: Classical, Zakir Hussain, Meditative, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, San Anselmo, CA, Mickey Hart, New-Age

Tue Mar 31, 2009

Buffalo News

Grammy winner to play with Orchard Park Symphony

Mark O'Connor won a Grammy Award in 2007 for Best Classical Crossover Album. Listen to his music, though, and "crossover" doesn't begin to describe it.

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Related Topix: Orchard Park, NY, Symphony, Arts, Stephane Grappelli, Jazz, Classical, Yo-Yo Ma, Buffalo Metro, Music, Entertainment

Thu Mar 12, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Renowned bassist to perform with Reno Chamber Orchestra

The Reno Chamber Orchestra has been bringing out-of-area soloists to Northern Nevada for most of its 35-year existence, but few have more impressive credentials than bassist Edgar Meyer, who will be featured ...

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Related Topix: Reno Metro, Reno, NV, Classical

Tue Feb 24, 2009

Providence Journal

Music Scene by Rick Massimo: Catch the buzz on the new acoustic Bee Eaters

The Bee Eaters play Saturday at the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland. All still in their 20s, the Massachusetts-based Bee Eaters are making a nationwide splash in the new acoustic scene, using old-school ...

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Related Topix: Acoustic, The David Grisman Quintet, Classical, Bluegrass, Tony Trischka, Folk, Natalie Macmaster, Boston, MA, Music, Providence, RI, Entertainment

Sun Feb 22, 2009

NPR

Alice Tully Hall; Iwan Baan

The newly remodeled Alice Tully Hall presents a friendlier, more open face to the public.

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Related Topix: Classical

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