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Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead

A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together…

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An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World

A track like “Heart on My Sleeve,” which went viral before being taken down by streaming services this week, may…

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mary Lou Williams

We asked a dozen musicians, scholars and critics to help take us on a tour of the music and mind…

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A School Shooting Came to Nashville. Country Music Can Help Stop the Next One.

They say we love our guns down South, and it’s true they are part of the pageantry of our beloved…

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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer

After more than two decades at the forefront of electronic dance music (while in a robot-style helmet), the French artist…

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71

Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”

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Review: In Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words

A revival of the 1978 dancical has been substantially revamped to argue for Bob Fosse’s pure dance cred. It’s a…

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Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York

On his first visit to the city since being named the New York Philharmonic’s next music director, he eagerly played…

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Sandra Trehub, Pioneer in the Psychology of Music, Dies at 84

She showed that basic musical ability is present in infants across cultures, laying a foundation for a growing field of…

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Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo

The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text,…

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