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Tiny Desk

Bridget Kibbey: Tiny Desk Concert

January 8, 2020 • The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.

New And Old Sounds From Mexico's Festival Internacional Cervantino

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Music Interviews

New And Old Sounds From Mexico's Festival Internacional Cervantino

November 7, 2015 • World music DJ Betto Arcos returns from a major performing arts festival in Mexico with music from some of his favorite acts.

New And Old Sounds From Mexico's Festival Internacional Cervantino

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Paquito D'Rivera On Piano Jazz

April 25, 2014 • D'Rivera and bassist David Fink joined host Marian McPartland in 1995 for "Birk's Works," in honor of composer Dizzy Gillespie. They also perform "A Night in Englewood."

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Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

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Studio Sessions

Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

February 11, 2011 • Over the years, Marian McPartland has invited some of the greatest Latin musicians to share their tender and torrid musical expressions. Here, Tania Maria, Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Perez and Chucho Valdes share some Latin love with the "Queen of Jazz Piano."

Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

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The Paquito D'Rivera Quintet performs at the Alternate Routes series at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Thurston Briscoe III hide caption

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