Turntable: What’s on a global music connoisseur’s playlist?
This week’s music takes us across the globe, from Boston to Nigeria to Honduras.
Music & Culture Events
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In PersonThe Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (May 2025)
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GBH Music Presents JazzNOW: Gabrielle Goodman in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
GBH Music and JazzBoston close the 2025 JazzNOW series with a tribute to jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald, featuring acclaimed Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Goodman. Ella Fitzgerald, celebrated for her groundbreaking scat improvisation, impeccable vocal technique, and definitive interpretations of the Great American Songbook, redefined jazz over her 60-year career, earning 13 Grammys and breaking barriers for women and Black artists. Gabrielle Goodman and her band honor Fitzgerald’s legacy with fresh interpretations of the works that made her "The First Lady of Song." A professor at Berklee College of Music, Goodman is a versatile artist whose career spans jazz, R&B, classical, and gospel. She has performed with legends like Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson, and Roberta Flack, who calls her "one of the finest singers today." Goodman has released six acclaimed albums, including Travelin' Light and Until We Love on the Verve label, and was paired with Ella Fitzgerald recordings on a compilation album from Verve. She has also performed internationally at major jazz festivals.
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Culture in the News
New safety rules restrict where Somerville PorchFest musicians can perform
Porches along some streets will not be eligible to participate in the May festival, due to new safely regulations. And organizers will deploy a new taskforce to stay on top of safety and logistics.
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A reporter's memoir of her jail time gets banned in Florida prisons
When an author's book gets banned or confiscated, one might imagine that the writer might be frustrated, or even angry. But when Keri Blakinger received… -
Bill Irwin tackles a famously difficult writer in 'On Beckett' at ArtsEmerson
Plus, "English" at the SpeakEasy Stage Company and gold on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. -
Salem is the Halloween capital of America — but it wasn't always that way
The "Witch City" has transformed from one reckoning with its sordid past to embracing Halloween tourism.
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More Culture Programs
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Episode 18, Season 50<br> Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Enjoy a revue of Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by Sutton Foster.| 1:25:25 -
Piotr Beczala Performs "Amor ti vieta" from "Fedora"
Piotr Beczała sings an excerpt from Loris Ipanoff’s Act II aria.| 1:33 -
Episode 31, Season 11<br> Harry Belafonte on the risks and rewards of activism
The late Harry Belafonte talks about being an artist and activist| 26:46 -
Episode 1502, Season 15<br> Queen Kidjo
Explore the life, career and global impact of international music icon Angélique Kidjo.
