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Here's a feel-good story for jazz fans, although it's been a long time in the making: The final home of New Orleans piano legend Henry "Professor Longhair" Byrd has finally been renovated following the destruction inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. A ribbon-cutting ceremony last week marked the end of two years worth of work. -
Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' slays all the competition in the UK, surpasses one million sold [VIDEOS]
Pharrell Williams has a lot to be "Happy" about today (March 3). He has the No. 1 single in the US, gave the Oscars an extra dose of pep last night with an energetic performance, his new album "G I R L" dropped at midnight and now for yet another week "Happy" topped the UK Singles Charts, surpassing one million copies sold in that country. -
Coldplay announce new album 'Ghost Stories' with new single, official tracklist and May release date [LISTEN]
After releasing a trippy, Bon Iver inspired teaser single "Midnight" last week, Coldplay have announced the inevitable today (March 3): it's releasing a new album this year. The arena rock band revealed the title, cover artwork , release date and tracklist of its sixth studio album and dropped a new single this morning. It's all very exciting. -
Liberation Music, label for Phoenix, legally threatens Harvard Law professor; surprisingly loses
The first lesson in this story is that you should avoid engaging in lawsuits with professors from the Harvard School of Law. Many a recent President has graduated from that particular program, and with good reason. They know more about legal proceedings than we do. Liberation Music, the label for French alt-rockers Phoenix, did not take this into consideration, and is now paying for it. -
Audio Ingenuity: Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville Transcribes Music to Paper, Carl Haber's Digital Needle Revives an Old Science of Sonic Measurement
Like a photograph, audio documentation has gone through stages of redesign and evolution over the decades. And like most early inventions, audio archiving techniques went through periods of abandonment--coupled with some pretty half-baked ideas. -
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Performs Unreleased, Unrecorded Music at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room March 14 and 15
After more than a decade-long absence, Maria Schneider will return to Jazz at Lincoln Center with a performance of previously unreleased, unrecorded music. A multi-Grammy-winning composer, arranger, bandleader and Upper West Side native, Schneider brings her internationally acclaimed Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra to JALC's The Allen Room on March 14 to 15. -
Quickies: Chopin Prodigy Serena Wang, Montero vs. Dudamel, What Satchmo Thought, Highest Paid Maestros, Bauhaus Triadic Ballet
Get a preview of 'Dances of the Dolls,' the forthcoming CD by 9-year-old Serena Wang, expected later this month--specifically, Chopin's 'Fantasie Impromptu' in F-sharp minor. -
'Let it Go' wins Best Original Song at Oscars 2014, beating out U2, Pharrell Williams & Karen O [VIDEO]
Queen Elsa continues her musical reign. On Sunday night (March 2), the signature song from the new Disney animated classic Frozen took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating out songs from some of music's most prolific artists. -
WATCH: Idina Menzel gives chills with 'Frozen' 'Let It Go' performance at the 2014 Oscars [VIDEO]
The Oscars just couldn't "Let It Go" on Sunday night (March 2) as Frozen actress/singer Idina Menzel stormed the stage with a spectacular performance of the new Disney classic song. -
Les Sapeurs: Congo's Symphony Orchestra Kimbanguiste, World's First All-Black Ensemble, Sounds Even Better Than They Look
In one of the world's poorest countries, you won't just find pink corduroys and double-breasted tailored suits. You will also find an orchestra. -
WATCH: P!nk pays tribute to 'The Wizard Of Oz' with stunning 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' cover at Oscars 2014
P!nk gave paid tribute to the classic film The Wizard Of Oz and the late Judy Garland at the 86th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night (March 2) with a stunning and simple performance of the film's signature song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." -
Violinist Owen Pallett Worries Oscar Win for Best Original Score (with Arcade Fire, for Spike Jonze's 'her') Will Kill Canada's Indie Cred
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