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News Articles: Music Interviews

Don Was (bottom left) joined the group Wolf Bros in 2018 at the invitation of Bob Weir (center), who was looking for a more intimate format to perform the music he'd co-created with the Grateful Dead.

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Playing Grateful Dead songs with Bob Weir: Don Was remembers

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir recruited him for an intimate new project in 2018.

January 12, 2026
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  • Felix Contreras
GPB  NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Neil Diamond shares his guilty pleasure hits (Hint: 'Sweet Caroline' is on the list)

The new film Song Sung Blue is about a Neil Diamond tribute band. Before Diamond began recording his own hits, he worked in Tin Pan Alley writing songs for others. Originally broadcast in 2005.

January 09, 2026
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  • Terry Gross
An orchestra of children playing musical instruments

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Juana Alzaga dreamed up an orchestra for children of immigrants. Now there’s a film about it

The new documentary La Orquesta spotlights an unusual Georgia ensemble: the Buford Highway Orchestra Project. 

December 30, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Cellist Joshua Roman

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Long COVID almost derailed cellist Joshua Roman. Instead, it set him on a new track

Cellist/composer Joshua Roman is bringing his solo show Immunity, about his long COVID journey, to a gallery in East Atlanta at 1 p.m. on Dec. 13. He recently spoke with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw about his journey.

December 10, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
"My mother is quick to point out the idea that meaning is not only derived from the author's intent," woods says.

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billy woods is open to interpretation. Just listen closely

After releasing two albums in 2025, rap's great modern philosopher and griot is having one of his best-ever runs. He may not have all the answers, but his questions are everything we need right now.

November 25, 2025
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By:
  • Rodney Carmichael
Three young musicians, the Strelitzia Trio, practice in masterclass with Sergiu Schwartz

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  • Music Interviews

These musicians are teenagers and already winners. Meet the Strelitzia Trio

They’re named after a flower, they compete to level up, and they’re all still in high school. They’re the Strelitzia Trio, three Atlanta-area teens who came together in 2024 and quickly jelled. 

November 21, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Mike Mills (left) and Robert McDuffie perform at the Piedmont Grand Opera House in Macon, Ga., with teh Macon Mercer Symphony Orchestra and students from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings on Nov. 17, 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

Concerto redux: Behind the scenes with R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and violinist Robert McDuffie in Macon

The concert violinist and R.E.M. bassist performed with the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra featuring students from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and spoke with GPB's Kristi York Wooten before the show.

November 21, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Nnenna Freelon performs on PBS North Carolina's program, Shaped By Sound, in February 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

Singer Nnenna Freelon goes 'Beneath the Skin' in Atlanta return

The singer performs at the 2025 Jazz at All Saints series, featuring world-renowned artists with connections to Georgia.

November 14, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 17: Havoc performs onstage during the Mobb Deep feat. Havoc, Big Noyd & DJ L.E.S. concert at Alhambra on January 17, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • Music Interviews

For Mobb Deep's Havoc, love for Queensbridge is 'Infinite'

The last album by one of hip-hop's great duos requires no asterisk, and the group embodies the spirit of its hood more than ever. The rapper explains why the music is so imbued with a sense of place.

November 11, 2025
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Evan Rogister conducts during a rehearsal

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  • Music Interviews

'I still feel like that 4-year-old.' Conductor Evan Rogister talks 'La Traviata' at Atlanta Opera

Love, scandal, great tunes, and death by tuberculosis? It’s La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, and The Atlanta Opera is bringing it to the stage starting Nov. 8. GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw recently sat down with guest conductor Evan Rogister.

November 06, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary with a season of classical, jazz and educational programming.

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  • Music Interviews

From newspaper ad to diamond anniversary, Georgia Symphony Orchestra celebrates 75 years of music

The symphony kicks off its diamond anniversary season with Broadway and opera highlights featuring soprano Indra Thomas on Oct. 25, 2025. 

October 23, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Lang Lang is one of the best-known pianists internationally. He performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2025..

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  • Music Interviews

Piano star Lang Lang on Atlanta, his passion for music education and the tune that consoles him

On his swing through Atlanta in September, Lang Lang sat down with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to chat about everything from his move from China as a teen to his latest album, Piano Book 2.

October 16, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw

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  • Music

The beat goes on: Marcus Gilmore steps forward at the Vanguard

Drummer Marcus Gilmore joins Christian McBride to celebrate his Vanguard debut and reflect on the legacy of his grandfather, Roy Haynes, while carving his own path with Journey to the New.

September 25, 2025
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  • Sarah Geledi
Shaky Knees 2025

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  • Music Interviews

Atlanta's Shaky Knees Music Festival draws sold-out crowds to Piedmont Park

View GPB's ultimate Shaky Knees slideshow featuring Public Enemy, Alabama Shakes, Blink-182, Lenny Kravitz, the Linda Lindas and more. Plus: an interview with Irish band Inhaler, who say Atlanta is a favorite tour stop.

September 23, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Miley Cyrus

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  • Music

Miley Cyrus has never been 'super consistent.' She told us why that works for her

Miley Cyrus says she's never quite figured herself out — and that's influenced how she makes music.

September 19, 2025
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  • Kaity Kline and
  • A Martínez
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