Noah Deemer’s debut EP was released on June 4.
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Duo Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles Craft an Ebullient, Sun-Soaked First Release
‘Keys’ feels designed for the moment when spring eases into summer.
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A New Local Opera Illuminates the Texture of Small Town Life
For “Family Secrets: Kith and Kin” Andrea Edith Moore enlisted local literary luminaries like Lee Smith, Allan Gurganus, and Randall Kenan to help write it.
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Something Borrowed, Something Blue in Chris Stamey’s New Album
“A Brand-New Shade of Blue” steps back into the jazzy, smoky world of music before the Beatles.
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A Chamber Orchestra and a Storytelling Group Walk into a Cidery
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle and The Monti will blend music and storytelling in a livestreamed event at Bull City Ciderworks this week.
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John Brown Is the Future of the Arts at Duke
The jazz musician and educator just became the new Vice Provost for the Arts, and we caught up with him (and his 100-year-old bass) to learn about his life-changing vision.
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DreamRoot’s “Phases” Is a Healthful, Holistic Antidote to Phase 2 Anxiety
The Durham jazz quintet, whose ranks include New Power Generation vet Lynn Grissett, offers a deeply positive and accessible debut in weird times.
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The North Carolina Symphony’s Admirable Efforts to Highlight Women Still Don’t Go Far Enough
The symphony’s newly announced 2020–21 season features a work by a woman in almost every concert, but they’re still too cramped by the usual roster of deceased men.
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A Bad Gig Led to a Good Record for Jennifer Curtis and Tyshawn Sorey
The two gifted contemporary classical and jazz improvisers reveal a deeper stratum of their musical friendship on new album “Invisible Ritual.”
