Martha Argerich, the Elusive, Enigmatic ‘Goddess’ of the Piano
Argerich (pronounced AR-guh-reech), who grew up in Argentina but has lived for decades in Geneva, has a reputation for mysticism. She can summon immense power and velocity in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky ...
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Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
His work in the 1970s as bandleader of the six-piece band Roy Ayers Ubiquity helped spawn the subgenre called acid jazz. “If I didn’t have music, I wouldn’t even want to be here,” Ayers ...
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Roy Ayers, Jazz-Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 84
Soon, he learned piano and sang in a church choir but didn’t acquire his first vibraphone until he was 17. As he studied music theory at Los Angeles City College, he played jazz in nightclubs.