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How Joe Brent and 9 Horses are Redefining Chamber Music

Armed with deep historical knowledge and a revolutionary spirit, mandolin virtuoso Joe Brent and his chamber ensemble 9 Horses craft music where classical, folk, and jazz traditions dissolve into something entirely new.

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Pericopes+1's Post-Human Take on European Jazz

Once a piano-sax duo playing sacred music, Pericopes+1 now wields vintage electronics and modern machines to examine life in the age of algorithms on 'Good Morning World.'

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Adam Shead Blasts Big Ideas Through Miniature Instruments

The Chicago-based composer and percussionist discusses his unconventional ensemble microplastique, the influence of free jazz pioneers, and why making sense isn't always the point of making music.

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Ancient Fires Light a New Path for Greece's Kolida Babo

Two Greek woodwind players build haunting soundscapes, channeling an abandoned mountain village's voice through ancient ritual, Armenian melodies, and modern electronics.

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Başak Günak Makes Music Between Memory and Space

On 'Rewilding,' old poems and rare instruments mix with the natural acoustics of historic spaces, creating music that questions our grip on the past—and the past's grip on us.

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Dancing About Architecture with Jay Sanders

After decades backing others in Acoustic Syndicate and beyond, Jay Sanders steps forward with his solo debut, 'Evanescent.'

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Needle Drops

A quartet channeling New Orleans' experimental spirit, German electronic artists carrying the kosmische torch, a formidable Brooklyn jazz ensemble, and meditative shakuhachi explorations lead this week's essential releases.

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Chicago’s Spun Out Dream in Full Color

Built on Mikey Wells's hook-laden songwriting and propelled by dual synthesizers, Spun Out's 'Dream Noise' pushes past the boundaries of conventional indie rock through a mix of punk attitude and electronic ambition.

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Dancing About Architecture with Bennett Wood

Bennett Wood, musician, composer and educator, joins us to mark his debut album as a leader, 'Space in Time'

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Kendrick Lamar Wrestles With the Devil's Samsara

From Tupac's fear of reincarnation to Buddhist concepts of suffering, Kendrick Lamar weaves together hip-hop history and religious philosophy to examine what it means to return to life eternally — and whether such return might be the Devil's own prison.

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The Haunting Echo of Rubén Blades's 'Desapariciones'

In 1984, Rubén Blades wrote four stories of everyday people who vanished without explanation. Four decades and countless covers later, their ghostly presence still echoes through Latin American music, memory, and consciousness.

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Kendrick Lamar and the Weight of a Hip-Hop Prophet

In "Watch The Party Die," Kendrick grapples with his calling as a musical prophet, torn between peaceful Christian ideals and the violent justice he feels compelled to deliver.

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Ray LaMontagne's 'Long Way Home' Live Under the Stars

Ray LaMontagne's intimate winery performance highlights the artist's growth from indie darling to Grammy-winning troubadour.

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Raising Hell in the Orchestra Pit

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Needle Drops

A quartet channeling New Orleans' experimental spirit, German electronic artists carrying the kosmische torch, a formidable Brooklyn jazz ensemble, and meditative shakuhachi explorations lead this week's essential releases.