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The first time banjo legend Béla Fleck, tabla master Zakir Hussain, and double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer got together to make an album, it was to write, not to play.

The first time banjo legend Béla Fleck, tabla master Zakir Hussain, and double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer got together to make an album, it was to write, not to play.

ITHACA, NY -- Béla Fleck is widely considered one of the world’s foremost banjo players, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots into jazz, classical and other musical genres. In

Updated March 15 It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, particularly the Portland neighborhood that’s home to Omnivore Recordings. The reissue label, founded by Cheryl Pawelski, wife of Reed College president Audrey Bilger, won a Grammy last night in the Best Historical Album category for  Its Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, a compilation of songs performed by Fred Rogers on his iconic childrens television show. The collection beat out a remarkably crowded field th...

How pop and jazz wrapped up the past in 16 boxed sets Cream, ‘Goodbye Tour Live 1968’ Polydor; four CDs, 66-page book, $69.98. by Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Reissues and deluxe editions of albums by PJ Harvey, Lil Peep, Charles Mingus and others provide fresh looks at familiar works, and the creative processes that birthed them. Neneh Cherry, ‘Raw Like Sushi (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’ Virgin/UMC; three CDs, $63....

How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets Reissues and deluxe editions of albums by PJ Harvey, Lil Peep, Charles Mingus and others provide fresh looks at familiar works, and the creative processes that birthed them. Iggy Pop’s “The Bowie Years” revisits the two albums David Bowie produced for the Stooges frontman, “The Idiot” and “Lust for Life,” with a host of extras.Credit...UMe Dec. 23, 2020 (Virgin/UMC; three CDs, $63.89; three LPs, $75.98) Alive with isolated, col...