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Human Voice
12:01 am
Sun May 5, 2013

Composer Eric Banks Takes Audiences On Intellectual Adventures

Eric Banks, composer and founder/director of The Esoterics.
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Eric Banks, composer and founder/director of The Esoterics.

If your concept of choral music is somewhere between the TV show “Glee” and the Kings College Choir, the music Eric Banks loves may come as a revelation.

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Jazz Performance
9:00 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Chick Corea: "Darn That Dream"

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Chick Corea and Marcie Sillman

Chick Corea plays "Darn That Dream"

Pianist and composer Chick Corea has touched almost all the musical bases during a career that has spanned almost five decades.  From avant garde to bebop to Latin fusion, Corea has experimented and mastered multiple jazz styles and has won a loyal following of fans and critics.

Marcie Sillman interviews Chick Corea

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Culture and Events
9:00 am
Fri May 3, 2013

DUI Laws, Gluten-Free Cooking, And Chick Corea

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The Ramifications Of Stricter DUI Laws
According to the state patrol there are 40,000 people arrested for DUIs each year in Washington state. Many are first time offenders.  Some are addicts.  Lawmakers and citizens are calling for stricter DUI laws.  KUOW’s Patricia Murphy explains the impact on the working poor,  the cottage industries built on DUI convictions and how offenders are able to game the system.

Every Day Recipes For Living Gluten-Free
Shauna Ahern, the Gluten-Free Girl, says gluten-free cooking can be fast, delicious and healthy. She has written a new cookbook of everyday gluten-free recipes. While eating gluten-free might seem daunting at first, Shauna and her husband Daniel Ahern have put together a book full of recipes for a diverse palate.

Pianist And Composer Chick Corea
Pianist and composer Chick Corea has touched almost all the musical bases during a career that has spanned almost five decades.  From avant garde to bebop to Latin fusion, Corea has experimented and mastered multiple jazz styles and has won a loyal following of fans and critics.

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Music
3:19 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

A Conversation With Mudhoney's Mark Arm

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Mudhoney's newest release, 'Vanishing Point.'

Mark Arm and Steve Turner founded Mudhoney years before the national music press catapulted Seattle onto the national stage. Their 1988 debut single, “Touch Me I’m Sick,” was the first major hit for Sub Pop Records. While they’ve also had careers outside of music-making, the band has remained together for more than 25 years, continuing to record and go on tour. We talk with singer and guitarist Mark Arm about Mudhoney’s latest album, "Vanishing Point."

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Playing In Tune
7:47 am
Thu April 11, 2013

Seattle Inventor Finds Key to Solving Saxophone Discord

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University of Washington saxophone professor Michael Brockman is the inventor of the Broctave Key.

There’s an old joke among saxophone players: The instrument, they say, comes from the factory out of tune.  Dr. Michael Brockman is a professor of saxophone at the University of Washington. He actually thinks the saxophone can be tuned, and he’s determined to do something about it. 

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