John Coltrane

John Coltrane

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  Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

  The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in ... 

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. AN ACT OF DEFIANCE FROM NORTH KOREA The pariah ... 

• Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies

  Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has died. He was 92. The prime minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure." Shankar ... 

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  Lenox Lounge, a jazz landmark, to close in NYC

  The Lenox Lounge, a cabaret in New York City's Harlem neighborhood with a supercool, Art Deco style that made it a favorite of jazz greats like Billie ... 

• Obama's iPod a bit like his electorate _ varied

  President Barack Obama's iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool. Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical ... 

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  Danish saxophonist John Tchicai dies

  Danish saxophonist and pioneer of free jazz in Europe, John Tchicai, has died. He was 76. Tchicai moved to New York in 1963 and co-founded The New ... 

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  Musician friends celebrate Thielemans' 90 years

  Jazz harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans quipped that his legs don't work but his mouth does after he was pushed onstage in a wheelchair to a standing ...