Critics' Week, Soundcheck's look back at the year 2006 in music, kicks off with an overview of the year in pop music. Jody Rosen, music critic for Slate.com, shares his favorites. Also: a look back at the year in jazz with Doug Ramsey, editor of the jazz blog, "Rifftides," at Artsjournal.com, and author of several books on jazz including Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond. Finally: After making a splash in London, award-winning theatre director Richard Eyre brings "Mary Poppins" to the Great White Way. He joins us to talk about it.
Critics' Week 2006 on Soundcheck
Critics' picks are available on Amazon.com
Critics' Week 2006 on Soundcheck
Critics' picks are available on Amazon.com
The Year in Pop Music
Jody Rosen, music critic for Slate.com shares his highlights of the year in pop music.
Jody Rosen's 2006 Picks:
Timbaland as producer on Nelly Furtado's "Loose" and Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex / LoveSounds"
Beyoncé "B'Day"
Mary J. Blige "The Breakthrough"
Joanna Newsom ...
The Year in Jazz
Doug Ramsey, author of several books on jazz including Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond, and editor of the jazz blog, "Rifftides," at Artsjournal.com shares his favorites of 2006 in jazz.
Doug Ramsey's 2006 Picks:
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: ”Up From the Skies” ...
Mary Poppins: The Musical
The world's most famous nanny has danced her way onto Broadway. A look at "Mary Poppins: The Musical" with director Richard Eyre.
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