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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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  • Pianist Jon Kimura Parker
    Pianist Jon Kimura Parker (Kent Lacin)

    Beam Me Up, Mr. Parker

    Classical pianist Jon Kimura Parker is known for bringing a touch of irreverence to the concert hall, incorporating the theme from The X-Files into the cadenza of a Mozart concerto and occasionally performing in a Star Trek uniform. Yet he’s also known for bringing power and poetry to the keyboard literature, and today on Soundcheck, the pianist joins host John Schaefer in advance of his New York Philharmonic debut. Also on the show, theater critic Clive Barnes discusses a major tribute taking place at the Lincoln Center Festival, marking the centenary of the birth of English choreographer Frederick Ashton. The series will feature four of the world's leading ballet companies, including England's Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and Japan's K-Ballet Company.

Additional Resources:
» Jon Kimura Parker Web site
» Frederick Ashton Celebration at Lincoln Center

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

Soundcheck

August 22, 2008
New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. She joins us to talk about her record, Simply Grand.

Bon Iver

Soundcheck

July 30, 2008
Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins us to play some of them live.

Billboard Chart

Who's On Top and Who Should Be?

Soundcheck

August 14, 2008
Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music.

Janelle Monae

The Next Big Things

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Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."

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