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Soundcheck / September 08, 2004

Soundcheck

Wednesday, September 08, 2004
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  • Baritone and guitarist Gerard Edery
    Baritone and guitarist Gerard Edery

    Ancient Sounds Reborn

    When many people think of Jewish culture, they call to mind the Yiddish-speaking world of Eastern Europe. But for much of their history, Jews resided around the Mediterranean—in Rome before Christianity and in the Iberian peninsula as early as the 10th century. Today on Soundcheck, baritone and guitarist Gerard Edery joins us to shed some light on the Sephardic song, Jewish songs dating to the Spanish Diaspora. He'll also preview next week's Musicians for Harmony annual benefit concert commemorating September 11 at Merkin Concert Hall. Also on the show: Academy-award winner Allan Miller is presenting three documentary films about Western classical musicians and Chinese artists who find common language through music this week at Symphony Space. He joins us with a preview.

Additional Resources:
» Gerard Edery's Web site
» Mao to Mozart to Puccini to Perlman

Arcade Fire

When I Missed the Boat

Soundcheck

How prejudice and second-guessing can cause you to miss some great music. Also, Juilliard-trained pianist Andy Russo joins us to share "Mix Tape," a collection of 14 classical arrangements of nuggets by Billy Joel, James Blunt, the B-52's, and others.

johnny flynn

Johnny Flynn

Soundcheck

Johnny Flynn, a London-based singer-songwriter, performs songs from his new album, "A Larum."

Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal

Soundcheck

Pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal was a major influence on Miles Davis in the 50s. Today rappers sample his music. He joins us to discuss his latest album.

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