Arts Jun 29 WATCH: Music industry legend Clive Davis remembered in funeral with Springsteen, Dionne Warwick By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jun 22 Watch 3:21 Music industry titan Clive Davis, who turned artists into stars across genres, dies at 94 The music industry lost a titan on Monday. Clive Davis, who nurtured artists across nearly every major genre for more than half a century, has died at the age of 94. Nick Schifrin reports. By Nick Schifrin, Jackson Hudgins
Arts Jun 18 Watch 7:42 Andrew Lloyd Webber on the creative process behind his acclaimed musicals One of the biggest hits on Broadway right now is a reimagined version of “Cats,” the legendary musical about a tribe of felines. “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” has received acclaim and won three Tony Awards. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber
Arts Jun 12 Watch 9:52 Bruce Springsteen on 'critical patriotism' and the power of protest music The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University features exhibits dedicated to one of New Jersey’s most famous sons while also exploring the broader story of American music. Geoff Bennett met with "The Boss" to discuss the center,… By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber
Arts Jun 12 Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36 Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. By Maria Sherman, Associated Press
Jun 04 Watch 7:55 Musical phenom introduces an old instrument to new audiences By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Richard Coolidge The pipe organ is typically associated with formal concert halls, church music and traditional works by Baroque composers like Bach. But one musician, Anna Lapwood, is broadening the instrument’s reputation and has gotten millions of people to tune in. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 9:47 Why Sting challenges himself to push his artistry into new forms By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Jackson Hudgins, Hunter Bonaparte Sting’s music is known around the world. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 100 million records, first as the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for The Police, and later as a solo artist. Now, as… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 5:36 Remembering the remarkable life of jazz legend Sonny Rollins By Jeff Brown, Solveig Rennan Sonny Rollins, one of jazz's all-time greats, died Monday at the age of 95 after spending more than five decades pushing the boundaries of the genre. Rollins won two Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the early 2000s. Continue watching
May 26 Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95 By Associated Press He was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and one of the most influential saxophonists of his time. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 7:57 Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has launched a new project, a kind of call and response for these times. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met Marsalis at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, for our series Art in Action, exploring… Continue watching