For 41 years, Dom Salvador has been playing jazz standards at the River Café under the Brooklyn Bridge. He’s ready for the spotlight again. Read entire story.
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Cecil Taylor, Pianist Who Defied Jazz Orthodoxy, Is Dead at 89
An uncompromising artist, Mr. Taylor argued against reductive definitions of what a musician of his training and background could or should do. Read entire story.
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The Pianist of the Resistance Captures a Surprise Award
Igor Levit, known for bringing together music old and new — and for his outspoken political views — has been given the $300,000 Gilmore Artist Award. Read entire story.
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Fats Domino, Early Rock ’n’ Roller With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89
Known for his two-fisted piano playing and nonchalant vocals, he had more than three dozen hits, including “Blueberry Hill” and “I’m Walkin’.” Read entire story.
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Fats Domino, One of Rock ’n’ Roll’s First Stars, Is Dead at 89
Mr. Domino, known for his two-fisted boogie-woogie piano and nonchalant vocals, had more than three dozen hits in the 1950s and ’60s. Read entire story.
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