Plotkin's Palette

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
It turns out that music writer Fred Plotkin, author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101, knows almost as much about food as he does music. So we get the skinny today on Soundcheck's weekly critic spot, when Fred leads a discussion on the relationship of food and music. Plus, jazz pianist Cliff Korman, who is player, fan, and quite the scholar of Brazilian instrumental music.
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