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Claudia Acuna: Jazz 'At This Moment'
Nearly every jazz musician today comes from an institutional program, but Claudia Acuna took an alternate route that started in her native Chile. In a session from WBGO, the jazz vocalist performs the music of a Chilean freedom singer and Cole Porter.
Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards
The Godfather of Punk has released a new album called Preliminaires, featuring standards like "Autumn Leaves" and "How Insensitive," as well as an original song inspired by Louis Armstrong.
The Corrido Of The 'World's Best Accordionist'
At 70, Esteban "Steve" Jordan is a legend of Tejano music — an illiterate, eye-patch-wearing, hard-knock prodigy of the button accordion. Even as liver cancer encroaches, he's still preparing to issue nine CDs' worth of unreleased material.