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Indie Rock Tunes become the New Standards
Gold Sounds, a new recording on Brown Brothers Records, features saxophonist James Carter, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Reginald Veal and percussionist Ali Jackson reinventing the songs of the famed indie music group Pavement. Both Carter and Chestnut join us in anticipation of their CD release party tonight at Joe's Pub. Also: Grammy-nominated pianist David Holzman visits to talk about his upcoming concert at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York, featuring the music of Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Stefan Wolpe, among others.
James Carter & Cyrus Chestnut
Saxophonist James Carter and pianist Cyrus Chestnut join us to talk about - and perform from - their latest CD of Pavement interpretations. » Gold Sounds at Joe's Pub
David Holzman
Hailed as a "master pianist" by Andrew Porter in The New Yorker, David Holzman has premiered more than 150 works by various composers and has made first recordings of many of them. He joins us today. » David Holzman at the Austrian Cultural Forum » David Holzman's website
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Sound Off
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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.
