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Ramsey Lewis, a composer known for his jazz work, has focused on the gospel sound for a new CD, With One Voice. He tells Ed Gordon about the experience.

Rolando Villazon's new CD Cielo e Mar celebrates the tenor's return to opera. He took a five-month hiatus after his voice began to falter.

A new study outlines the causes of a dramatic decline in Chicago-area welfare cases. Researchers found that bureaucratic delays and inefficiency are in large part to blame.

The late, great opera diva's sound could sometimes be hollow and dark, sometimes shrill, sometimes gorgeous. Callas continues to thrill and divide audiences with her distinctive voice and the raw intensity she put into it.

Known in his heyday as "The Velvet Fog," Tormé was a consummate entertainer: a drummer, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer and actor. Of course, underneath it all was his intuition for all things jazz — and a voice to match.

Journalists at the Voice of America are protesting the actions of Michael Pack, the Trump appointee to their parent agency. Among the concerns is journalistic independence from political influence.

Robert Siegel speaks to Kenneth Quinn - former Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration. Quinn also chaired the Department of Transportation Task Force that looked into the crash of Pan Am jet in Lockerbie, Scotland. He explains how investigators use the information from the voice and data recorders and says that they do not always provide enough information to confirm the cause of a crash.

The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its love of fine food. It's also increasingly becoming known as an area where it's almost impossible to live on a service-industry wage.

Jazz singer and pianist Blossom Dearie was a great singer with the tiniest of voices. Dearie died Feb 7. She was 82. Fresh Air remembers her with an interview from 1998.

Walker-based Child Psychologist Amy Donnan created her line of My Feelings(tm) toys out of her drive to to help young people having trouble with their…

Cross Country skiers from across the planet will converge on Bemidji this weekend to compete in the 38th MN Finlandia Ski Marathon. Mike Huerbin has been…

We Sit is a collaborative book of art by painter Marley Kaul and poet Geri Wilimek. Inviting readers to contemplate mortality, impermanence and rich…

Susan Kedzie is a visual artist, a jeweler, a scientist and a teacher. She's passionate about making the world a better place and that mentality flows…

Kelly Schultz has a fascination with fascinators and hats. Her Bemidji-based Angeline Alice Millinery began after she was was inspired by head adornments…

“It’s just the two of us, not anyone else. …all the scenery. It’s just kind of chill…listening to everything, the woods…I’ve never seen a bear... but I’ve…

Mary LahrSchier's book "From Apples to Zinnias: the Northern Gardener, 150 Years of Garden Wisdom" is a treasure trove of hints, suggestions, anecdotal…

“I owe a lot to jazz…I was really shut down emotionally and I couldn’t really express myself or feel anything hardly. A cousin of mine came from Laguna…

One of the biggest things for artists is putting yourself out there. Is it going to sell? Are people going to like it? Is it too weird? ... The beautiful…

Jason Szwimer once voiced the sassy sister on the long-running kids show Arthur. He's now hosting the podcast Finding D.W. and reaching out to others who voiced the character when they were boys.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to appoint a firebrand supporter, Kari Lake, to be the next head of the Voice of America.