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Sa-Ra Creative Partners (Ubiquity Records)Santa Monica Soul
The next wave of American soul music is being created in an unexpected place, Santa Monica, California. Find out why the upscale L.A. enclave has become a breeding ground of soul. Plus, avant-garde-jazz vocalist and composer Theo Bleckmann has performed every kind of music from jazz to modern classical. He talks about his new album of show tunes, Las Vegas Rhapsody: The Night They Invented Champagne. Finally, choreographer Pascal Rioult explains why he set his latest improvisational dance piece to the music of Mozart.
Santa Monica Soul
Siddhartha Mitter, correspondent for the Boston Globe, talks about the revival of soul in sunny Los Angeles.
Theo Bleckmann
Avant-garde/jazz vocalist and composer Theo Bleckmann talks about his new album of Vegas-inspired show tunes.
» Theo Bleckmann at Joe's Pub
» Theo Bleckmann's Web site
Dancing to Mozart
Choreographer Pascal Rioult explains why he set his latest improvisational dance piece to Mozart.
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