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Irvin Mayfield (www.irvinmayfield.com)Reaching Higher Grounds
New Orleans-based trumpter Irvin Mayfield joined Wynton Marsalis, Bill Cosby, and Ken Burns onstage this past weekend for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s "Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert." Today on Soundcheck, Mayfield, who also serves as musical director of The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, shares his personal experiences of Hurricane Katrina, its aftermath, relief efforts, and potential effects this disaster will have on the city’s musical and cultural life. We'll also speak with the director of the avant-garde theatre company Mambou Mines, Lee Breuer, about his newest theatrical extravaganza called "The Red Beads." And the composer Ellen Taafe Zwillich and conductor Michael Stern talk about her newest recording.
Celebrating New Orleans
New Orleans-based trumpeter Irvin Mayfield reflects on the future of New Orleans.
» Jazz at Lincoln Center
» NOjO New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
» Hear the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Concert on NPR
Flights of Fancy
Theatre director Lee Breuer will explain the combination of aerial choreography, puppetry and opera in his newest work, The Red Beads.
» Mamou Mines' website
A Love Song to the Violin
Composer Ellen Taafe Zwillich on the world premiere recording of her violin concerto.
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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