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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
  • Terrence Blanchard
    Terrence Blanchard

    Best Live Performances: Part II

    This week, Soundcheck highlights some of this year's most memorable live performances in our performance studio. Today: Terence Blanchard, the Chiara String Quartet, Andy Palacio and the Garifuna collective, Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, Martin and Medeski, and more.

Soundcheck's Best Live Performances

A year ago, Terence Blanchard, the New Orleans-based trumpeter, composer and arranger wrote the score for "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," the 2006 HBO documentary directed by Spike Lee. Today, Blanchard performs live from his new CD "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)."

Other performances include the Chiara Quartet, Hi Fi Sky, The National, Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, Andy Palacio and the Garifuna collective, jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Brazz Tree, Martin and Medeski, Uncle Earl, and Great Lake Swimmers.

Soundcheck's Best Live Performances: Part II

More live performances from 2007. They include the Chiara Quartet, Hi Fi Sky, The National, Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, Andy Palacio and the Garifuna collective, jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Brazz Tree, Martin and Medeski, Uncle Earl, and Great Lake Swimmers.

Soundcheck's Best Live Performances: Part III

More live performances from 2007. They include the Chiara Quartet, Hi Fi Sky, The National, Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, Andy Palacio and the Garifuna collective, jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Brazz Tree, Martin and Medeski, Uncle Earl, and Great Lake Swimmers.

The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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