As his fingers clinched the strings of the double bass, Joseph Conyers unleashed a barrage of notes – and when those notes came together – it formed a melody that only Conyers could have put together.

It's been a while since I've spoken with jazz bassist Christian McBride. You know, our last interview was about 23 years ago. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: What? SIMON: Well, that was my reaction. You had just ...

To understand the joyful life that Erik Dyke led, consider his commute to work at the NC Symphony — a chore he performed by bicycle, zipping through downtown Raleigh with his beloved, 20-pound double ...

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