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Jazz at Lincoln Center rend hommage à John Coltrane
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Jazz at Lincoln Center pays tribute to John Coltrane

The 2021 spring season at Jazz at Lincoln Center will end on a high note on Thursday with a concert devoted entirely to John Coltrane, in particular his legendary album...

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Kriss Valentin : une BD musicale, un projet transversal
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Kriss Valentin: a musical comic strip, a transversal project

Accompanied by five musicians and six cartoonists, saxophonist Giordano Muto tells us nine stories through a superb musical comic strip…

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L'Apollo Saxophone Quartet accompagne les films muets avec "Journey Across the Impossible"
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The Apollo Saxophone Quartet accompanies silent movies with "Journey Across the Impossible"

The quartet has chosen a collection of short films, many from the pioneering days of film experimentation in the early 1900s, and set them to original scores. This project will...

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History Notes #06 : Balanced Action
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History Notes #06 : Balanced Action

It laid the foundation for the modern saxophone, established itself in the American market and was adopted by jazz giants such as Coleman Hawkins and Paul Desmond... Discover the history...

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Voices of Hope, le festival en ligne du Carnegie Hall
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Voices of Hope, Carnegie Hall's online festival

Carnegie Hall recently launched its first free online music and arts festival: Voices of Hope. It features 100 events organized by Carnegie Hall and nearly 40 leading cultural and academic...

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Immersion au Musée des Instruments de Musique de Bruxelles (MIM)
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Immersion in the Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM)

Founded in 1877, the MIM has one of the richest and most diversified collections in the world, with more than 8,000 instruments of which 1,200 are on public display.

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Rencontre avec Stephen Williamson
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Meeting with Stephen Williamson

Principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Williamson talks to us about his instrument...

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Henri SELMER Paris à l'honneur sur Radio Classique
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Henri SELMER Paris à l'honneur sur Radio Classique

L'émission Territoires d’Excellence est dédiée aux entreprises qui font la fierté et la richesse de nos territoires. Aujourd'hui, Fabrice Lundy a choisi de mettre en lumière la maison SELMER...

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Todd Levy & sa clarinette Signature
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Todd Levy & his Signature clarinet

Todd Levy has been playing the Signature clarinet for over 20 years but he still remembers the first time he picked up his instrument...

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History Notes #05 : Radio Improved
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History Notes #05: Radio Improved

In 1934, the Henri Selmer Paris workshops began the smallest production cycle in the history of the company: the Radio Improved. Discover the history of this Selmer Super Sax (SSS)...

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