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Common & Diane Warren's Oscar song; 'The Elliot Trilogy'; Havana Jazz Fest
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Episode 17806
Listen • 27:07
Common & Diane Warren's Oscar song; 'The Elliot Trilogy'; Havana Jazz Fest

The rapper and veteran songwriter collaborated on the Oscar-nominated "Stand Up for Something"; playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes trilogy of plays get a concurrent staging in L.A.; this year's Havana Jazz Fest featured first-time performances by a few expats.
Songwriters Diane Warren and Common collaborated on the Oscar-nominated song "Stand Up For Something" for the film "Marshall."
Songwriters Diane Warren and Common collaborated on the Oscar-nominated song "Stand Up For Something" for the film "Marshall."
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Rochelle Brodin
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The rapper and veteran songwriter collaborated on the Oscar-nominated "Stand Up for Something"; playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes trilogy of plays get a concurrent staging in L.A.; this year's Havana Jazz Fest featured first-time performances by a few expats.

Musical diplomacy rules the day at a jazz festival in Cuba
Listen • 6:14
This year's International Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana included some U.S. musicians visiting for the first time, and even performances by expatriates.
Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes on veterans, John Coltrane and Puerto Rican identity
Listen • 11:00
The playwright's trilogy inspired by a cousin's military service is being produced concurrently for the first time.
Common and Diane Warren's Oscar-nominated song asks us to 'Stand Up for Something'
Listen • 7:19
The songwriters are nominated for the song from “Marshall,” a film about the early legal career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.