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3X U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky’s Autobiography: “Jersey Breaks”

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ROBERT PINSKY is a poet, essayist, translator, teacher, and speaker. His first two terms as United States Poet Laureate were marked by such visible dynamism—and such national enthusiasm in response—that the Library of Congress appointed him to an unprecedented third term. Throughout his career, Pinsky has been dedicated to identifying and invigorating poetry’s place in the world.

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Jazz Trailblazer Leon Foster Thomas

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LEON FOSTER THOMAS is an international jazz musician and steel pan virtuoso. His music is a blend of his Caribbean roots with the harmonic and improvisational complexities of jazz, creating a lively and eclectic meld all his own.

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Nicole Henry: Jazz Vocalist

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With Whitney-Houston-like beauty, charisma, and vocal range, and an aunt who was a back-up singer for major performers like Patti LaBelle, NICOLE HENRY was originally drawn to pop music, but she was soon attracted to the richer, more complex lyrics and music of jazz.

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Interview: Nicole Henry — Jazz Vocalist

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With Whitney-Houston-like beauty, charisma, and vocal range, and an aunt who was a back-up singer for major performers like Patti LaBelle, NICOLE HENRY was originally drawn to pop music, but she was soon attracted to the richer, more complex lyrics and music of jazz.

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Interview: Gary Burton – Jazz Musician, Educator

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GARY BURTON is a jazz vibraphonist, composer and jazz educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. He has been heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated.  He is also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz, as well as being a major figure in music education due to his 33 years of teaching  at the Berklee College of Music, and his many years of service as executive vice president of Berklee. Burton has recorded over 60 albums and won 7 Grammy Awards.  Beginning in the 1960s, when he was still a teenager, Gary has performed with almost every major jazz musician.

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