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Louis Armstrong: With Love And Grace, A Final 'Hello'
May 15, 2012 | NPR · In one of his final performances, Armstrong used "Hello Dolly" to convey the joy of being alive.
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If Not Jazz Education, What Will Rebuild Jazz Audiences?
May 14, 2012 | NPR · A professor of music writes about how a proliferation of teaching jazz hasn't made it more popular.
 
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Days With Dizzy: Arturo Sandoval On His Trumpet Mentor
May 12, 2012 | NPR · The Cuban trumpeter first met Dizzy Gillespie in 1977, when the American jazzman came to Havana to play a concert. It was the start of a friendship that would last until Gillespie's death in 1993.
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Around The Jazz Internet: May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 | NPR · "Cookie cutter" students, young musicians in New York and the history of jazz in India.
 
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40 Years Of Mondays: One Saxophonist's Addiction To The Fringe
May 11, 2012 | NPR · In Boston, three professors and musical virtuosos meet weekly to give concerts of free improvisation — and have for four decades. One fan tells us about how she saw The Fringe so many times, the manager of the club finally offered her a job tending bar.
 
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Is Housing Sector Getting Better? Increase In Starts May Signal It Is
May 16, 2012 | NPR · There was a 2.6 percent increase in housing starts in April from March, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development say.
 
Greece Sets New Election For June 17; Fear Of Bank Runs Reported
May 16, 2012 | NPR · The country will try again to form a government. Meanwhile, its president worries about million so euros being pulled out of Greek banks. And talk of a "Grexit" from the euro zone is increasing.
 
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Folks Seem To Like It, So Facebook Boosts Size Of Stock Offering By 25 Percent
May 16, 2012 | NPR · The hoopla continues over Facebook's initial public offering of stock, which is set for Friday.
 
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Medical Report Details George Zimmerman's Injuries, ABC News Says
May 16, 2012 | NPR · The man who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has argued he acted in self defense. Evidence of his injuries may support his case.
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FAMU Band Will Remain Suspended Another Year
May 14, 2012 | NPR · The school's Marching 100 band has been marred by a hazing scandal.