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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Wayne Shorter and esperanza spalding crack open the old world in new opera by Nate Chinen

The pair took a close look at the subtexts of Euripides' sad, epic tale of Iphigenia — agency, testosterone, violence, faith — and, through a suite of new music, hold them up to the ligh…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:36PM
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Terence Blanchard's Met Opera Debut Is A Singular Achievement And A Shared Success by Nate Chinen

The composer's magnetically powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones lands with a force of authenticity, a too-rare window into Black life in an operatic setting.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:12AM
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Stream the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ by Nate Chinen

Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Henry Threadgill & Phil Schaap. Watch live Thu, Apr…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:48PM
Friday, August 21, 2020

Stream The 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ by Nate Chinen

Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Dorthaan Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Bobby McFerrin. Watch on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:02AM
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Plays Promote Personas of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong by Nate Chinen

The carefully cultivated public personas of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong reach the stage in two productions, “Satchmo at the Waldorf” and “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:21PM
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Music Review: Promoting ‘The Last Ship’ at the Public Theater by Nate Chinen

Sting is promoting his new album and musical, “The Last Ship,” in a series of concerts at the Public Theater.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New Music: A New Album From Billy Hart and the Soundtrack to ‘Once’ by Nate Chinen and Stephen Holden

Whether or not you’re a purist who prefers the intimate movie soundtrack for “Once” to the more polished Broadway cast recording, both defy pop music’s trend toward ever larger, loud…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:14AM
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Ray Bryant, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 79 by NATE CHINEN

In 1960 he reached No. 30 on the Billboard chart with a novelty song called “The Madison Time,” rushed into production to capitalize on a dance craze. (The song has had a durable afterli…

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