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A portrait of Ethel Ennis and purple neon sign saying "Ethel's" at Peabody Library
Arts+culture
Exhibit celebrates beloved jazz vocalist, daughter of Baltimore
Published Feb 19, 2024
Known for her philosophy of 'soft power,' Ethel Ennis said she was proud to have bloomed where she was planted, in her hometown of Baltimore
Cropped images of the album covers for "Rachmaninoff & Gershwin: Transcriptions By Earl Wild," "40@40," and "STILLPOINT."
Listen up
Grammy-nominated music from Peabody faculty and alumni
Published Jan 24, 2024
Check out our playlist of Hopkins-affiliated nominees and contributors ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards
Michael Formanek (center) with Ensemble Kolossus--18 people
Jazz
Peabody's Michael Formanek finally brings his big band to Baltimore
Published Sept 9, 2016
Peabody bassist and Ensemble Kolossus band leader Michael Formanek performs new album at the Creative Alliance
Daniel Naiman
Math and music
Tunes for summer
Published April 25, 2016
JHU mathematician Daniel Naiman unveils 'Mathematics of Music' summer course
Jarrett Gilgore
Jazz
'Requiem' by request
Published April 12, 2016
Peabody alum Jarrett Gilgore composes musical response to city's April 2015 unrest
All that jazz
Something classic
Published Dec 8, 2015
The perfect holiday party playlist, courtesy of Peabody jazz trumpeter Alex Norris
Jazz
Big band theory
Published Nov-Dec 2014
Michael Formanek, leader of Peabody Jazz Orchestra, talks about value of playing in big band / Gazette
Joe Byrd
Peabody to honor Joe Byrd
Published Feb 26, 2014
Institute's East Hall will be renamed for 1962 graduate, legendary jazz bassist
Language arts
Your brain on jazz
Published Feb 19, 2014 Video
Researchers explore what's going on in minds of jazz musicians as they improvise / Hopkins Medicine
Now hear this
Your brain on music
Published Dec 2, 2013
Peabody conference will explore musical meaning by examining issues of creativity, culture, and memory from the perspectives of musicology, neuroscience