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Lara Downes has garnered wide acclaim as one of the most exciting and communicative pianists of today's generation, lauded by NPR as "a delightful artist with a unique blend of musicianship and showmanship" and praised by the Washington Post for her stunning performances "rendered with drama and nuance". Lara’s innovative explorations of the piano repertoire - from iconic favorites to newly commissioned works - bridge musical genres, traditions and audiences. Born in San Francisco of Caribbean and Russian heritage, Downes began piano lessons at age 4, and later spent a decade studying and performing with her sisters in Europe, in what she calls a “gypsy-like existence” that took the family from Paris to Venice, Vienna, Basel and Rome. Since making early debuts at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Salle Gaveau Paris, Lara has appeared on the world’s greatest concert stages, winning over audiences at diverse venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Le Poisson Rouge, the Kennedy Center to Classical Revolution. Downes’ solo recordings have met with tremendous critical and popular acclaim

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Sarah L. King, Joe Gransden, Maria Grand, Rebecca Rafla, Emie R. Roussel, Andrea Miller & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 5, 2026

This broadcast closes out Jazz Appreciation Month with new music from Sarah L. King, Joe Gransden, Maria Grand, Rebecca Rafla, Emie R. Roussel and Andrea Miller, with birthday shoutouts to Jazz Foremother Ma Rainey, Ella Fitzgerald, Roxy Coss, Rebecca Martin, Laufey, Kendra Shank, Lara Downes and Honorable Man Charles Mingus, among others. Happy listening and please ...

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A Conversation with Benny Golson

by AAJ Staff
December 24, 2000

One of the most successful talents on the Arkadia Jazz label is without a doubt the phenomenal Benny Golson. The tenor saxophonist, composer, lyricist, arranger, educator and jazz icon, holds the distinction of being the only living jazz legend to have written eight standards for jazz repertoire: “Killer Joe," “Along Came Betty," “Whisper Not" “Step Lightly," ...

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Diggin' Me Diggin' You - Celebrating Blossom Dearie's Centennial, Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainey & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 6, 2024

This broadcast concludes Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Jacqui Naylor, Amina Figarova, Irina Zubareva and Gabrielle Stravelli, with birthday shoutouts to Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainey, Blossom Dearie (100!), Kendra Shank and Lara Downes, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so ...

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New Music From Yelena Eckemoff, Arturo O'Farrill, Lauren Henderson, Melissa Pipe, Cecilia Smith & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 1, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from pianists Yelena Eckemoff, Arturo O'Farrill, vibraphonist Cecilia Smith, vocalist Lauren Henderson, saxophonist Melissa Pipe and a special song cycle by lyricist David Hajdu featuring Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja and Dan Tepfer, plus birthday shoutouts to Roxy Coss, Wendy Kirkland, Judy Wexler, Rosa Passos, Kendra Shank and Lara Downes, among others. ...

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Invitation to the Dance

By Lara Downes

Label: Postcards
Released: 2022
Track listing: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin; Invitation to the Dance; Danzas Argentinas: Danza del Viejo Boyero; Danzas Argentinas: Danza de la Moza Donosa; Danzas Argentinas: Danza del Gaucho Matrero; La Valse; Bolero, Op.19; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Waltz; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Schottische; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Pas de Deux; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Two-Step; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Hesitation-Tango; Souvenirs, Op. 28: Galop.

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American Ballads

By Lara Downes

Label: Postcards
Released: 2022
Track listing: Excursions, Opus 20: I Un Poco allegro; Excursions, Opus 20: II In slow blues tempo; Excursions, Opus 20: III Allegretto; Excursions, Opus 20: IV Allegro molto; Four Piano Blue: I Freely Poetic; Four Piano Blue: II Soft and Languid; Four Piano Blue: III Muted and Sensuous; Four Piano Blue: IV With Bounce; On Gossamer Wings (World Premiere); American Ballads: I Streets of Laredo; American Ballads: II Wayfaring Stranger; American Ballads: III The Bird; American Ballads: IV Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair; American Ballads: V Cod Liver Ile; North American Ballads: III Down by the Riverside; 2nd Piano Sonata: “Concord, Mass. 1840-1860”: III The Alcotts; Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains: I Prelude; Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains: II Cowboy Songs; Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains: III Blues; Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains: Finale; American Nocturne.

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August 2022: Higher Ground

by C. Michael Bailey
August 21, 2022

DO'A Higher Grounds Outside In Music 2022 Polymath composer, guitarist and pianist, DO'A, possesses an embarrassment of talent equal only to the smoky and concealed mystery surrounding her and her provocative moniker. Her voice is deeply alto: dusky, rich, and indulgent, like dark chocolate, full of crepuscular secrets and seductive ...

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Songs of Spring and More New Releases for April

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 2, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from from Callum Au & Claire Martin, Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini with a special single of Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most from Sarah Moule and Simon Wallace in honor of the centennial of T.S. Eliot's poem The Wasteland, which was the song's inspiration, plus birthday shoutouts to ...

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Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered

By Lara Downes

Label: Rising Sun Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Prelude from Treemonisha; Weeping Willow; Peacherine Rag; Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum; Bethena; The Entertainer; Reflection Rag; Magnetic Rag; A Picture of Her Face; Euphonic Sounds; Solace; Heliotrope Bouquet; Eugenia; Elite Syncopations; Swipesy; A Real Slow Drag