Asheville: Broken clouds, mist, rain, 42.8 °F
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Jazz Standard Thus, two love affairs began that night; one with the woman who he married and the other with jazz. But it was his passion for the music that led him, years later, to found the WNC Jazz Society. |
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Life & Lyrics In the late 1930s, Mary Kate Waymon, an ordained minister in Tryon, watched her three-year-old daughter, Eunice, climb on an organ bench and reach for the keys. |
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Musical Riddle The carter family left a lasting impression on bluegrass, country, and Southern gospel music. |
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The Hear & Now It takes a jerk of the upper body to actually break the heavy, sound-proof door loose and gain access to the room behind it. Inside, Dennis Jones is getting ready to host his first live performance of the day. |
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New Kid on the Beat Standing in his bedroom-music studio in Fairview, 13-year-old Summit Jaffe works his hands in delicate gestures around two metal antennae protruding from opposite sides of a thin wooden box. |
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Pass the Mic The speakers are thumping out funky beats, the MC is on the mic revving up the crowd, and the audience is singing along in unison. |
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Sound Advice You can tell a lot about a region by its music, and you can tell even more when there’s such a diversity of styles and talent. |
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Last Band Standing After 15,000 votes and four outstanding live performances, the winner of WNC magazine's Last Band Standing has been chosen. |
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