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.
Concerts to Watch
Music & Culture Events
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The 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! -
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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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In two local productions, society gets scrutinized on the stage
The latest happenings in and around Boston’s arts and culture scene. -
A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'
Years of dogged investigation and brave whistleblowers have yielded incontrovertible evidence of one of the worst human rights abuses of our time: the… -
Open Studio: Poetry & Prose special
Open Studio with Jared Bowen takes viewers inside the creative process, offering a blend of profiles, performances and contemporary exhibitions by artists in Greater Boston, New England and across the country.
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More Culture Programs
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Episode 7, Season 51<br> Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.| 1:53:59 -
Episode 4906, Season 49<br> Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Celebrated singer-songwriter Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Unit hit the ACL stage.| 53:26 -
"Seventeen Blows" from The Met Opera's "Champion"
The cast of "Champion" perform an excerpt of "Seventeen Blows."| 2:08 -
Episode 4905, Season 49<br> Jorge Drexler
Award-winning Latin music star Jorge Drexler showcases his album Tinta y Tiempo.| 53:26