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Monday, February 20, 2006
  • Branford Album

    Crossing Color Lines

    Saxophonist Branford Marsalis has created a CD titled "Romare Bearden Revealed." Performing with his quartet, Marsalis pays tribute to the painter's remarkable collages of blues and jazz musicians by arranging songs that had inspired the artist. Marsalis talks with host John Schaefer about his relationship to Bearden, whom he befriended in the 1980s. Also: The Imani Winds, a young, New York-based wind quintet of African/Latin American heritage, has just released a CD titled "The Classical Underground." It features jazz- and Latin-inspired classical music that shakes up the expectations of the genre. Members of the ensemble stop by to share their vibrant music. Please note: This is an encore edition of Soundcheck.

Branford Marsalis

The saxophonist talks about his CD inspired by the paintings of Romare Bearden.
» Branford Marsalis's Web site

» Romare Bearden Foundation Web site

Imani Winds

The Imani Winds discuss their Grammy-nominated CD, the Classical Underground.
» Imani Winds Web site

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