Kathleen Annie Pannonica de Koenigswarter was her full name, but Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey & Charlie Parker just called her ‘Nica’. She was the The Jazz Baroness, she supported jazz musicians when nobody else would. In fact Charlie Parker died in her mansion. Those jazz musicians are considered american legends now, and if they didn’t have Nica to help them, they might not have ever been so noticed.
NPR piece (6 min audio)
WNYC piece (25 min audio)
Thelonious Monk – Pannonica
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Emily Bear is a young pianist (born 2001), at 2 years old her grandmother (herself a concert pianist) recognized her talent and has been nurturing it.
She is also an award winning composer, with over 120 works to her credit. She has made multiple appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, played at the White House for President Bush, and played a complete Mozart concerto from memory with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra.
more...This girl is amazing. My grandpa sent me this and it’s just…wow. This girl really belted out the Star Spangled Banner and she just makes it look so easy! She has a very good voice and sounds great for being so young…
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