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Soundcheck / September 30, 2002

Soundcheck

Monday, September 30, 2002
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  • Galileo, Jazz, and Dancing in the Winter Garden

    In the 16th century, the astronomer Galileo became an outcast because he supported a controversial hypothesis about the planet’s importance: He, like Copernicus, believed that Earth revolved around the sun. Composer Philip Glass will be in to discuss his new opera based on Galileo’s life, which opens Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 20th Next Wave Festival on October 1. Bassist-composer Ben Allison stops by to talk about his Jazz Composers Collective, a non-profit that nurtures jazz artists, and to perform material from his new album with the band Peace Pipe. Plus, a conversation with choreographer Elisa Monte about bringing dance performance back to the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden after last year’s terrorist attacks.

Philip Glass, the foremost contemporary classical composer, has created award-winning music for a variety of productions ranging from musical theater and film, to concertos and operas incorporating Eastern musical elements.
More about Philip Glass

A leading figure in modern New York jazz, Ben Allison has emerged not as an educator and advocate for the arts. His latest album features the eclectic combination of bass, piano, saxophone, drums and kora.
More about Ben Allison and Peace Pipe

Elisa Monte started her dance company with the aim of using dance as a medium to communicate universal ideas, particularly through aesthetics and athleticism, with the numerous foreign audiences for whom the dancers perform.
More about Elisa Monte Dance

Toumani Diabaté

Best Live Performances of 2008

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

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

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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.