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"There is a certain heaviness that you can get from just the right groove," says JD McPherson. "Even if it's not a really fast groove."

May 18, 2012 A set of Buddy Holly recordings scratched an itch for McPherson, as a kid raised on a cattle ranch.

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On Garth Knox's new album, Saltarello, the adventurous violist creates surprising musical juxtapositions.

May 14, 2012 On his new album, Saltarello, the adventurous violist creates surprising musical juxtapositions.

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Amy O'Neal, a modern dance choreographer, recently took on the challenge of performing without music.

May 13, 2012 Amy O'Neal is a choreographer who recently took on the task of performing in absolute quiet.

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Arturo Sandoval and Dizzy Gillespie on tour in Europe in 1991. Sandoval's new album, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), is a tribute to his friend and mentor.

May 12, 2012 The Cuban trumpeter befriended Dizzy Gillespie when the American jazzman visited Havana in 1977.

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Paul Thorn's new, all-covers album is called What the Hell Is  Goin' On?

May 9, 2012 On a new covers album, the singer-songwriter champions what he calls "people of meager means."

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As a kid, Mlny Parsonz found her voice by growling a Whitney Houston song in the back of a van.

May 8, 2012 As a kid, Mlny Parsonz found her voice by growling a Whitney Houston song in the back of a van.

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