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At 95, pianist Jim Stack continues to play for the dinner crowd at his assisted-living community in Charlotte. Stack, a former aerospace engineer, started playing piano at an early age and went on to play with greats such as legendary jazz pianist and composer Loonis McGlohon, Clare Fischer, Bill Evans and Charlie Spivak. WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn talks to him about his career.
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Feeling strung out? Maybe this massive long-string harp in First Ward Park can help soothe you with a Friday night performance featuring local performers from around Charlotte.
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The 28-year-old from Winston-Salem has cultivated an upbeat sound with pop refrains and inventive, laugh-out-loud lyrics. He discusses his songs and ongoing devotion to The Beatles.
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The reggae superstar is gaining renewed attention with the release of his biopic this week: "Bob Marley: One Love." Charlotte fans can further indulge in Marley's music at a tribute concert this Friday in NoDa.
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Charlotte hosted the Black Notes Project last week, a festival aimed at amplifying Black music. The two-day event spotlighted the fact that Black music includes all genres — be it hip-hop, jazz, R&B or classical. A big focus was trying to draw a younger, more diverse audience to classical, orchestral traditions by mixing it with other influences.
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There’s plenty to dread about this year’s campaign season. But the race for North Carolina’s superintendent of public instruction is shaping up to offer voters a choice in November between well-qualified candidates who behave like adults and offer different perspectives on what’s best for our kids.
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Emanuel Wynter's music blends rock, soul, and R&B with cool, confident vocals and a swaggering electric violin. He talks with WFAE about his live album recorded at The Evening Muse in February 2023.
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Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour will make a stop in Charlotte on Wednesday night, leading to heavy traffic and several road closures in uptown throughout the day.
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Legendary saxophonist Branford Marsalis will perform "Romare Bearden Revealed" at The Jazz Room in uptown Charlotte this Sunday. He spoke to WFAE's Marshall Terry about the music.
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"There is more of a focus in the area of equity in the presentation of music by a range of composers, not simply the older, white European males that we're all so familiar with," CEO David Fisk says.