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Lester Young (right) and his band play WNYC's American Music Festival, Feb. 15, 1941. (Harry Rubenstein)
The Soundcheck staff is in Berlin! Read about our adventures on a new blog, Soundcheck: On Site - Berlin.
(Pssst ... Our weeklong Berlin series begins Nov. 5!)
The Life of Lester Young
Young Minds, New Ideas
Old Springs Pike
John Schaefer's Impressions: Part II
Cloudy but warmer. Our hotel, as mentioned earlier, is right by the old Checkpoint Charlie, and with the fall of the wall a lot of modern new buildings have gone up to make full use of ...
A Slice of Berlin Nightlife
Exec producer Gisele Regatao scopes out Berlin's late-night scene (all in the name of journalistic reporting, of course).
Everyone says the nightlife in Berlin doesn't start until 2am. But you kn
ow how skeptical and headstrong New Yorkers are, so we started our evening out much earlier than ...
Joshua Bell Meets Grafitti
Originally uploaded by wnyc
Deep in Berlin's Scheunenviertel, a trendy neighborhood of galleries and shops, there was the site of a poster for violinist Joshua Bell. It's not uncommon to find ads for classical concerts in Berlin plastered next to posters ...
The Funky Philharmonie
The Philharmonie, home to the Berlin Philharmonic, is a funky-looking building, with a 60's orange-and-white color scheme and tent-like contours. No doubt it was pretty happening when it opened back in 1963.
Note: For more on ...