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Soundcheck / July 25, 2002

Soundcheck

Thursday, July 25, 2002
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  • Great music in the parks

    Soundcheck celebrates great music in the parks! Tune in for Dave Brubeck and David Sanchez (photo) and Vincent La Selva.

John speaks with cool jazz great Dave Brubeck, who’ll be sharing the bill with the rising Latin jazz star David Sanchez at Central Park Summerstage. And maestro Vincent La Selva is the featured conductor of this year's Puccini in the Park performances. He'll talk about the composer's rarely-performed first opera, Le Villi; Puccini's first character-driven work, Manon Lescaut; and what is arguably the composer's most famous masterpiece, Tosca. Plus, a performance in our studio by the Pacifica Quartet.
La Selva
Sanchez/Brubeck
Pacificia Quartet
Toumani Diabaté

Best Live Performances of 2008

Soundcheck

We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

Soundcheck

Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Taylor Swift

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

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Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.