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The stirring story of four artists and their musical spy mission is told in Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB

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Margie Apfelbaum moderates a discussion on Thursday, November 5 with New England Conservatory faculty member Hankus Netsky and alumna Merryl Goldberg about their Cold War journey  In May of 1985, four artists with deep ties to New England Conservatory and the Klezmer Conservatory Band traveled to the Soviet Union to meet an ensemble of dissident […]

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Hot Off The Presses, Joey DeFrancesco’s Final Recording: Live at Keystone Korner – On Mack Avenue Records

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by Don Berryman Joey DeFrancesco’s last public performance was recorded at KeyStone Korner in Baltimore, MD, just days before his death from a heart attack on August 25, 2022. His sudden death at the age of 51 left us shocked and saddened.  I am grateful to have this performance preserved, giving us his music captured […]

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