On this week’s pod: actress/vocalist Adriana Scalice reflects on the last 10 months of tour life (Mean Girls), the band Lawrence speaks up about the ticketing industry, vinyl's resurgence, new music, and more...

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On this week’s pod: Amy sees Sweeney Todd in previews, Alexandria goes to the rodeo, Charlie announces the Foray Music Book Club, Keith Jarrett plays again, the escape of the band room, introducing students to the inner workings of the music industry, new music, and more…

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Wayne Shorter, one of the all-time great American composers and saxophonists (who the New York Times called a “jazz hero” whose goal was to “fear nothing”), transitioned this past Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89. We don’t have words to express what Shorter’s music has meant to us… so here are a few words from much smarter folks, including the master himself, as we mourn this loss and remember the life and work of Elder Shorter.

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On this week’s pod: Alexandria has a big birthday, Amy visits Mezzrow, Charlie needs a rest, why people love and hate music, why we keep handing out awards to adults, why creative people need rest, new music, and more…

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“Oh, fart knockers.” – Legend

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On this week’s pod: Charlie goes to Iowa, Alexandria sees Jamison Ross, Amy gives her first clinic, should traditional jazz still be taught in schools, how to be an artist, perfectionism and productivity, new music, and more…

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The thrilling conclusion to our epic Holiday Music pod! On Part 2 of the Holiday Music podcast: the fourth entry in our series of best-of lists, Four for Foray—from our nerdy little workshop up in the North Pole—here are our favorite holiday albums (the second 20!).

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On this week’s pod: the fourth entry in our series of best-of lists, Four for Foray—from our nerdy little workshop up in the North Pole—here are our favorite holiday albums (all forty of them!).

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On this week’s pod: Alexandria reflects on being a young teacher, Amy considers her ego, Charlie bums everyone out about Ticketmaster, what the Suzuki method really taught, Esperanza Spalding leaves Harvard, Nate Chinen enters the chat re:jazz standards, new music, and more…

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“Easy does it.” – Legend

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On this week’s pod: the one sentence teaching philosophy, removing ego from music, a process for learning new standards, Dolly Parton puts her money where her heart is, the pitfalls of creating in the public sphere, new music, and more…

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On this week’s pod: Taylor Swift fans listen to more music than normals, the new Selena Gomez doc, we rocked the vote, Thelonius Monk’s sage (if strange) advice, new music, and more…

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