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)
Join GBH Music's quartet in residence, the Ulysses Quartet, for a performance at the Boston Public Library! -
In PersonVirtualGBH 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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Open Studio: The poetry and prose of Tracy K. Smith, John Waters and Gish Jen
Former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, author Gish Jen and filmmaker-turned-novelist John Waters talk about writing -
'Noah's Rejects' is a survival guide to living in Chappaquiddick's paradise
The book is a love letter to the island and survival guide to living in a vacation town. -
A Boston arts collective brings a 'riotously funny' funeral-set comedy to the stage
Plus, a new chapter for the Boston Athenaeum, which has reopened to the public following a massive renovation.
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More Culture Programs
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Episode 3907, Season 39<br> Stormy Seas
Tame the magnificent power in the sea and sky with a seascape painting. -
Episode 3905, Season 39<br> Snowy Morn
A simple painting you can do of an old log cabin in wintry woods. -
Episode 3906, Season 39<br> After the Rain
Take a walk through the thick dense forest with Bob Ross. -
Episode 3904, Season 39<br> Old Country Mill
Using rich abundant colors, paint an old time mill.