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An Important Voice: Mandy Patinkin

The beard is back, after a few months away from the face of Mandy Patinkin, who now prepares for a new season of "Homeland," the enormously successful Showtime program that's mesmerized millions for a...

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DJ for A Day: Dianne Reeves

Four-time Grammy award winning vocalist, Dianne Reeves, is clearly no stranger to contemporary jazz. An undeniable talent, Reeves was recently hailed as, "the vocal heir of Sarah Vaughan" by Stephen...

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DJ for A Day: Maude Maggart

Vocalist and jazz sensation Maude Maggart is no stranger to the stage, so it only makes sense that we would invite her into the studio to share with us some of her favorite tunes. Tune in tonight at...

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Song Travels Presents Christine Ebersole

Tony Award-winning actress/vocalist Christine Ebersole has been a stage and screen presence for more than 30 years. Her resume includes the musical Grey Gardens, the Broadway production of Oklahoma!,...

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Top 5: The Versatility of Cyrille Aimée

Winner of Mountreux Jazz Festival's Vocal Competition. Winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition. JazzTimes dubbed her the "voice of a new generation". So of course, we were thrilled...

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The Versatility of Cyrille Aimée

Winner of Mountreux Jazz Festival's Vocal Competition. Winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition. JazzTimes dubbed her the "voice of a new generation". So of course, we were thrilled...

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The Many Talents of Pete McGuiness

Pete McGuiness sings with a voice that evokes the intimacy and warmth of a fire in winter. While capable of great lyricism, his scat singing is also like an instrument in itself. He began singing jazz...

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Happy Birthday, Ol' Blue Eyes: Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Frank Sinatra

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Tomorrow, the late great Frank Sinatra would have turned 100-years-old.During his lifetime, Sinatra was an Oscar-winning actor, a pop culture...

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Shuffle Along Steps back into the Broadway Spotlight

An adaptation of one of Broadway’s longest running shows is set to open on April 28th at the Music Box Theatre with a powerhouse cast. Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, and Brandon...

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Video Webcast: Karrin Allyson Performs the Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein

Karrin Allyson is known among musicians as a great bandleader and a deeply thoughtful interpreter of the American Songbook.A vocalist and piano player with 15 recordings to her credit as a leader,...

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What’s to Love about She Loves Me

The 1963 musical She Loves Me has firm roots in the musical theater canon. Its 2016 revival is currently dazzling audiences at the Roundabout Theatre. Let's walk through pieces of the She Loves Me...

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100 Years of Scatting

We have created an interactive timeline to explore scat singing from start to finish (almost). Use the left and right arrows, or click the play button on the timeline below to travel through the...

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The Legacy of Mary Lou Williams

While Mary Lou Williams’ fame is slightly disproportionate to her contributions to the jazz world, her legacy lives on. Here are four highlights of Williams' career to enjoy on her 106th birthday!Her...

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Thank Goodness for Gambiarra

Creative directors for the 2016 Olympic games' opening ceremony made the most out of very little.A budget significantly smaller than recent games was embraced as it revived an age old concept in...

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Did you know there's a Jonathan Channel newsletter? The weekly newsletter includes weekend playlists, concert picks, and all the special features we make just for you.Subscribe by Friday, September...

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The Campaign Jukebox: Tippacanoe and Tyler Too

A presidential campaign isn't complete without a song, and there has been theme music for U.S. presidential campaigns for a long time, but it wasn't always that way. President Martin van Buren and...

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The Campaign Jukebox: Happy Days with FDR

As with all great presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran with a carefully planned campaign strategy, but at the 1932 Democratic National Convention, plans went slightly astray...After an...

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The Campaign Jukebox: Irving for Ike

An artist backing a presidential candidate can make a big statement. The earliest example may have the King of Tin Pan Alley, Irving Berlin.In London in February of 1944, Berlin was penning patriotic...

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The Campaign Jukebox: Jack was on the Right Track

The Campaign Jukebox looks at the history of the campaign song, uncovering how it all began and what made the campaign song necessary.In this episode, we're taling about the night Frank Sinatra and...

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Yardbird

Yardbird's cultural intersections are complex.  Earlier this year the new chamber opera by Daniel Schnyder and Bridgette A. Wimberly made its New York debut at the Apollo Theatre. Presenting an opera...

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