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David Byrne's Luaka Bop Record Label Celebrates 25 Years with Modern Sky Festival, 'Atomic Bomb! Who is William Onyeabor?' Performance at Central Park
- Contemporary Jazz Trumpeter and Composer Kenny Wheeler Dies at 84- Contemporary jazz trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler died earlier this week, being admitted to the hospital after living in a nursing home. He was 84. 
- LGBQT: Nation's First Jazz Gay-Pride Festival OutBeat Opens In Philadelphia, Honors Billy Strayhorn First Night- In keeping with the nation's progressive step, Philadelphia will play host to the U.S.'s very first LGBQT jazz festival: OutBeat. The first production, Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn, honors the genre heavyweight.