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Dancer Bill T. Jones

Dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones. For years, Jones collaborated and performed with his partner Arnie Zane. After Zane's death from AIDS in 1988, Jones has continued to dance with the company he and Zane formed. The company is based on a philosophy that disdains the formal training of ballet and draws on athleticism, discovery, and the beauty of the movements of "everyday people."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 29, 1990: Interview with Bill T. Jones; Review of Ralph Moore's album "Furthermore"; Interview with Diedre Murray; Commentary on infomercials.
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An Older Saxophonist's New Album

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Furthermore, the new album from tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore. Whitehead says it's one of the year's best mainstream records. Unlike many jazz musicians who find fame in their early twenties, Moore didn't release is first album until he was 33.

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Cellist Diedre Murray

Murray is one of the few cello players working in jazz. She says class and cultural differences between black and white communities can explain why fewer African American children learn classical instruments. She appears on Muhal Richard Abrams' new album, The Hearinga Suite.

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The Rise of the Infomercial

Television critic David Bianculli examines infomercials -- long commercials that disguise themselves as news or entertainment shows.

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Dancer and Choreographer Bill T. Jones.

Dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones. He founded the acclaimed Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with his partner and lover, Arnie Zane. Their partnership lasted 17 years until Zane's death in 1988 from AIDS-related complications. Jones has been a recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. His recent work, "Still/Here" is what he terms a "poem" about death. It's based on a series of "survival workshops" he conducted with people across the country who are dealing with illness and death.

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