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  • Turtle Island Quartet: Click here to watch »

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    Check out the winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album.

    Turtle Island Quartet
  • Extra Golden: Click here to watch »

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    Natives of Kenya and the U.S., they perform at Johnny Brenda's.

    Extra Golden
  • BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet: Click here to watch »

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    Watch this Grammy Award-winning sextet perform at Sellersville Theater 1894.

    BeauSoleil
  • Philadanco: Click here to watch »

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    Check out the smooth, modern moves of Philadanco as they perform at Montgomery County Community College.

    Philadanco
  • Ra Ra Riot: Click here to watch »

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    Check out the indie pop sounds of Ra Ra Riot as they play songs from their debut album at the TLA.

    Ra Ra Riot
  • Koresh Dance Company: Click here to watch »

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    Watch Koresh Dance Company perform their piece "Theater of Public Secrets" at Suzanne Roberts Theatre.

    Koresh Dance Company
  • Hannibal Lokumbe: Click here to watch »

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    Watch Lokumbe perform "A Shepherd Among Us," in celebration of Arts Sanctuary's 10th anniversary.

    Hannibal Lokumbe
  • Janis Ian: Click here to watch »

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    Watch the celebrated Janis Ian play her music to a loyal audience of fans at the Grand Opera House.

    Janis Ian
  • Ragamala Dance: Click here to watch »

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    Ragamala Dance presents the highly sophisticated Indian dance tradition of Bharatanatyam with contemporary ideas and cross-cultural collaborations.

    Ragamala Dance
  • Pascal Gallois: Click here to watch »

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    Watch one of the world's most celebrated and most active bassoonists perform with pianist, Charles Abramovic at Temple University's Rock Hall.

    Pascal Gallois
  • Terence Blanchard Quintet: Click here to watch »

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    Watch this internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger perform at the University of the Arts.

    Terence Blanchard
  • Mehr and Sher Ali, Philomel Baroque, and Tempesta di Mare:
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    Watch these performers and ensembles showcase their own unique brand of music.

    Compilation
  • Cuartetango Music & Dance: Click here to watch »

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    Watch this innovative group of musicians perform classic works from the golden age of tango, and original arrangements at the Stockton Performing Arts Center.

    Cuartetango
  • Arturo O' Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra: Click here to watch

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    Watch them bring the rhythms and heat of Latin jazz to Philadelphia.

    Arturo O' Farrill
  • George Stanford: Click here to watch »

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    Philadelphia native George Stanford performs his country-inspired pop sound at the Tin Angel in Old City.

    George Stanford
  • Lightspeed Champion: Click to watch the full episode »

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    British singer-songwriter Devonte Hynes takes his obsessions with super heroes and women to musical heights.

    Lightspeed Champion
  • Andrew Bird: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Andrew Bird is nothing but astounding to watch - one man, generating the wealth of sound normally produced by an orchestra.

    Andrew Bird
  • The Baird Sisters: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Influenced by Appalachian mountain music, sisters Laura and Meg Baird have been performing in the Philadelphia area for several years.

    The Baird Sisters
  • Pistolera: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Pistolera borrows from traditional styles of Mexican music, fusing it with indie-rock sensibilities to amass a melodic, danceable sound.

    Pistolera
  • Stanley Jordan: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Watch him play the guitar and incorporate the piano into his music at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey.

    Stanley Jordan
  • Oud Blues: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Led by Philadelphia native, Brian Nadav, Oud Blues doesn't want to break with tradition but add to it.

    Oud Blues
  • California Guitar Trio: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan make up the California Guitar Trio.

    California Guitar Trio
  • Thao and the Get Down Stay Down: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Thao Nguyen can't help but play the guitar with insatiable talent and intuition. Watch her perform with the Get Down Stay Down at the Electric Factory.

    Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
  • Dolce Suono: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Dolce Suono is a chamber music ensemble that is developing a dedicated following in the Philadelphia region.

    Dolce Suono
  • Simone Dinnerstein and Jennifer Curtis: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Simone Dinnerstein, a classical pianist, performs Mozart's Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos. While, Jennifer Curtis features as the soloist in Ravel's Tzigane with Symphony in C.

    Simone Dinnerstein and Jennifer Curtis
  • Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Tamagawa's performances consist of speed, fluidity, and an energy that can only be described as contagious.

    Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming
  • Ben Sollee: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Named one of NPR Music's Top 10 Unknown Artists of 2007, Sollee is gaining recognition for his soulful voice and unique cello playing style.

    Ben Sollee
  • Dengue Fever: Click to watch the full episode »

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    The psychedelic pop-rock band Dengue Fever features Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol backed by elements of surf-rock, and spy music, and the backing players' indie-rock sound.

    Dengue Fever
  • Marcia Ball: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Marcia Ball works her infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie and roadhouse blues at Montgomery County Community College.

    Marcia Ball
  • Transonic Jazz Band: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Watch Bob Musso's improvisational jazz fusion ensemble perform at Media Bureau.

    Transonic Jazz Band
  • A.J. Racy and the MidEast Ensemble: Click to watch the full episode

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    Experience a repertoire of traditional, folk, and popular Arab music as well as original compositions and improvisations.

    MidEast Ensemble
  • Orchestra 2001: Click to watch the full episode »

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    Watch the award-winning Orchestra 2001 perform under the artistic direction of James Freeman at the Independence Seaport Museum.

    Orchestra 2001
  • BalletX's Right to Spring: Click to watch the full episode »

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    A live band performs onstage with the dancers of BalletX as they artfully dance the metamorphosis from winter to spring.

    BalletX


This Week's On Canvas

Marcia Ball at Montgomery County Community College

Wednesday, July 1st at 8 p.m.

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Singer/pianist Marcia Ball works her infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie and roadhouse blues at Montgomery County Community College. Over the course of her three-decade career, Ball has earned a huge and intensely loyal following all around the world. Her passionate piano playing and playful vocals fuse New Orleans and Gulf Coast R&B with Austin's deep songwriting tradition into a sound that is, in every sense of the word, moving.






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Arturo O' Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Watch Arturo O' Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra bring the rhythms and heat of Latin jazz to Philadelphia when they perform at the Painted Bride Art Center. Joining the orchestra is special guest and preeminent Latin jazz bassist, Andy Gonzales.