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Myra Melford: Freedom and Form
November 1 2019 / Conversations
By Frank J. Oteri
Myra Melford is equally comfortable performing a blues tune, jamming in a completely free-improvisatory setting with other musicians, or exploring more predetermined structures in the compositions she writes for her own ensembles. “I understand that a lot of what I do works in the jazz context ... Jazz is an inclusive music.”
The Curious Case of Keiko Yamada
November 7 2019 / Articles
By Jennifer Jolley
The evening of August 31 began like most Saturday nights at the start of the fall semester. I was reviewing course plans and readings for the upcoming week, while I...
Truly a Wenren—Remembering Chou Wen-chung (1923-2019)
November 5 2019 / Headlines
By Yi Chen and Long Zhou
Chou Wen-chung is a music giant who mentored us in our creative lives for decades. He has made a huge contribution to the music of our time, yet he is...

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Armand Hirsch

Born: Tuesday, November 20, 1990

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