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11:18 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Public Enemy 'Bomb Squad' Producer Studies Music At UMKC

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Musician, composer and producer Kerwin Young.
Credit Eric Williams / courtesy of Kansas City Symphony
UMKC Conservatory students, including Kerwin Young (pictured second from right) had their works read by the Kansas City Symphony, April 8, 2013.
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The induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place Thursday, April 18, in Los Angeles. Some of this year’s inductees included Heart, Randy Newman, Rush and Public Enemy.

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KC Currents
9:34 am
Tue April 2, 2013

Fatherhood Inspires Experimental Musician Ashley Miller

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Ashley Miller in his home studio
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To a lot of local music fans, Ashley Miller’s new music might bring a shock. Not because it’s noisy or avant garde, but because it’s not.

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12th Street Jump
3:07 pm
Sat March 30, 2013

Celebrating The Birthday Of Thad Jones

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On this week’s archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Thad Jones with our special guest, Stan Kessler. We find out what gives Stan Kessler the blues and then Serena’s School For Scat helps clear up political jargon.

Song List:
Unchain My Heart
Three In One
A Child Is Born
Scrapple From The Apple
Whisper Not
Like Someone In Love
Jive Samba

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Central Standard
9:44 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Misogyny in Hip-Hop Culture

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It seems that nowadays, anytime you hear a hip-hop song the lyrics are full of negative and insulting messages. Whether these comments are racist, misogynistic, or just downright disrespectful it's easy to associate the entire hip-hop culture with these words of hate. On this Central Standard, we look specifically at misogyny in hip-hop music.


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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Mon March 25, 2013

Jazzing It Up In KC

Joe Sample
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Musician Joe Sample has made his life about all that jazz.

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Music Stories
5:00 am
Fri March 22, 2013

Heartland Men's Chorus Explores Love, Before And After the Holocaust

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Kip Niven, plays Holocaust survivor Gad Beck in Jake Heggie’s 'For a Look or a Touch.' The Heartland Men's Chorus stands in the background.
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Remembering the cabarets of Berlin (Kip Niven, as Gad, at left, and baritone Morgan Smith, as Manfred, at right) during a tech rehearsal.
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In Jake Heggie’s 'For a Look or a Touch,' baritone Morgan Smith plays Manfred Lewin, and actor Kip Niven plays Gad Beck. Manfred and Gad were lovers as teenagers in Berlin until Manfred and his family were arrested.
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Actor Kip Niven, as Gad Beck. 'For a Look or a Touch' is based on Beck's diaries.
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Baritone Morgan Smith and stage director Brian Clay Luedloff review the score.
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Stage director Brian Clay Luedloff and Artistic Director Joe Nadeau discuss riser placement for the chorus at a rehearsal.
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Stage director Brian Clay Luedloff and baritone Morgan Smith relax during a break.
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In the 1920's and into the early 1930's, there was a thriving gay culture in Europe, especially in Berlin. But, with the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, that all changed.

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