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The Death of Jimi Hendrix, Revisited
A fascinating and innovative musical career was cut short when Jimi Hendrix died in 1970. Today on Soundcheck: a biographer delves into the mystery surrounding Hendrix's final hours and challenges the guitar great's long-accepted cause of death. Later: a live performance from the Jupiter String Quartet.
Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
It has long been acknowledged that Jimi Hendrix died under suspicious circumstances in 1970. Now, David Henderson's sprawling 1978 biography "Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky," has been published in a revised edition that presents never-before-published information about the hours leading up to Hendrix's death. The new information challenges whether Hendrix really died of a drug overdose – the accepted version of his death for nearly 40 years – and raises the question of whether he was a victim of foul play. Henderson joins us to share his findings.
Soundcheck Blog: John Schaefer on Jimi Hendrix's death
The Jupiter String Quartet
Earlier this year, the Jupiter String Quartet was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. In residence at Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two, the rising young group includes a married couple and two sisters. The foursome performs live in advance of their appearance at the Mostly Mozart Festival.
The Jupiter String Quartet will perform tomorrow night at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse as part of The Mostly Mozart Festival. The show begins at 10:30.
Mostly Mozart Festival schedule
The Jupiter String Quartet online
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See Tori Amos Live!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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