Champian Fulton for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show this Wednesday, September 13 from 6-9 PM ET for a live interview with American jazz pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton. Born in Oklahoma, she has become a world class Jazz pianist and vocalist with international acclaim. Champian grew up with music in her home, and the presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major Holley, inspired her focus on Jazz.

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Wed, 13 Sep 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

White Plains Jazz Festival for Jazz Alternatives

Tune into Jazz Alternatives on Tuesday, September 12 from 6-9 PM ET for a preview of the upcoming White Plains Jazz Fest, a 5-day celebration of jazz in White Plains, NY from Sept 13-17. We will be hosting a live discussion on air of the upcoming festival, as well as sharing some oral histories of local musicians and interviews with artists who will be performing there.

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Tue, 12 Sep 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Michael Broder for Studio A

Tune into Studio A from 9-10 pm EST tonight (Sunday, Sept. 10) to hear a live interview with novelist and poet, Michael Broder. Michael Broder is the author of Drug and Disease Free (Indolent Books, 2016) and This Life Now (A Midsummer Night’s Press, 2014), a finalist for the 2015 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. His poems have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies.
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Sun, 10 Sep 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Alexander Claffy for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician's Show on Wednesday, August 30 from 6-9pm ET for an interview with bassist Alexander Claffy. “CLAFFY,” 23 years old, has been immersed in music since birth. His father a pianist, his mother, a vocalist, he had many of his earliest lessons on bandstands in the heart of Philadelphia. As a teenager, CLAFFY found mentorship in many natives of Philadelphia's rich music scene from Hard-Bop to Hip-Hop.

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Wed, 30 Aug 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Lester "Prez" Young and Charlie "Bird" Parker 3-Day Festival

Beginning Sunday, August 27 at 12:00am ET, WKCR will have a three-day festival dedicated to the music of tenor saxophonist Lester "Prez" Young, and alto saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. The 27th marks Prez's birthday, and the 29th, Bird's. On Monday, August 28th we will play both Prez and Bird interchangeably throughout the day.

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Sun, 27 Aug 2017, 12:00am to Tue, 29 Aug 2017, 11:59pm

Kalia Vandever for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show on WKCR-FM Wednesday, August 23 from 6-9 PM ET for an interview with trombonist Kalia Vandever. Vandever just graduated from The Juilliard School in New York, NY as a member of the Jazz Studies -- Bachelor of Music program. Music has taken her to Austria, Italy, and Australia as well as many cities throughout the US. She has performed in many prestigious concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Preservation Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl.

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Wed, 23 Aug 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

John Abercrombie Memorial on Out to Lunch

Tune in to Out to Lunch today from 12-3 PM ET to honor the life of jazz guitarist and bandleader John Abercrombie, who passed away today at the age of 72. Abercrombie’s work explored jazz fusion, post bop, free jazz and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He recorded his debut album, Timeless with Manfred Eicher's ECM label, and recorded principally with this label since then.

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Wed, 23 Aug 2017, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Frank Isola for the Firing Lion

Tune in to the Firing Lion tonight, August 23rd at 9 PM ET for a live interview with Frank Isola, New York Knicks beat writer at New York Daily News and frequent panelist on Around the Horn. Dante Guarneri and other Sports Department programmers will speak with Isola about the changes in the sports journalism industry, trends in sports media deals, the decision-making of New York Knicks’ management, plus more.
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Wed, 23 Aug 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Michael Daves for the Moonshine Show

Tune in to the Moonshine Show tomorrow, August 20, from 10AM-12PM ET for a performance from Michael Daves. Bluegrass guitarist and singer Daves will be performing with Alex Hargreaves, Dominick Leslie, and Larry Cook this Sunday evening at the Jalopy Theater in Brooklyn as part of his August Sundays residency there featuring different guests each week.
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Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Marjorie Eliot and Parlor Entertainment for Out to Lunch

Tune in to Out to Lunch today, August 18 from 12-3 PM ET for an in-studio performance by Marjorie Eliot and Parlor Entertainment. An enduring figure in New York's jazz landscape, Eliot is best known for her lively spirit, expressive piano skills, and the Sunday jazz concerts hosted in her 555 Edgecombe Avenue home -- a tradition she and her friends have kept for twenty five years.

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Fri, 18 Aug 2017, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Drive East Festival Artists for Raag aur Taal

Tune in to Raag aur Taal tomorrow, August 13, from 7-9 PM ET to hear artists from the Indian classical groups Carnatic Guitar Power (students of Guitar Prasanna), Navatman Music Collective, and solo (Indrani Khare), who will be performing at the Drive East Music Festival next week. Drive East features over 20 concerts in one week at the Dixon Place theater here in New York City.

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Sun, 13 Aug 2017, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Jess Stacy Memorial Broadcast

Tune in to Out to Lunch on August 11 from 12-3 PM ET for a brief memorial broadcast of Jess Stacy on what would have been his 113th birthday. Around the time historian Tad Jones discovered Louis Armstrong's real birthday (August 4), Stacy revealed that that he was born on August 11, 1904 and not on August 4, as is still listed in many Jazz references.

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Fri, 11 Aug 2017, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Terri Lyne Carrington for Out to Lunch

Tune in to Out to Lunch Thursday, August 10 2017 at 12:00 PM ET for an interview with Grammy-award-winning drummer, composer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington. Currently a professor at her alma mater, Berklee College of Music, Carrington has toured with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry, Dianne Reeves and more.

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Thu, 10 Aug 2017, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Sam Weinberg for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show on Wednesday, August 2 from 6:00-9:00 PM ET for a live interview with Sam Weinberg, a Brooklyn based saxophonist, composer and improviser. With equal footing in free improvisation, free jazz, and notated musics, Weinberg attempts to push the language and capacity of the saxophone beyond its usual, assumed limits. In the summer of 2016, he founded Renfusa Records which puts out limited-run cassette and CD-R releases of his own music and the music of his colleagues.

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Wed, 2 Aug 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Caits Meissner for Studio A

Submitted by Sarah Courville on Sun, 30 Jul 2017, 10:39pm

Recorded audio from Studio A on Sunday, July 30 from 9:00-10:00 PM ET: live reading and interview with writer Caits Meissner. Meissner is the author of the hybrid poetry book Let It Die Hungry (The Operating System, 2016), and The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You(Well&Often, 2012), co-written with poet Tishon Woolcock.

Caits Meissner for Studio A

Tune in to Studio A on Sunday, July 30 from 9:00-10:00 PM ET for a live reading and interview with writer Caits Meissner. Meissner is the author of the hybrid poetry book Let It Die Hungry (The Operating System, 2016), and The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You (Well&Often, 2012), co-written with poet Tishon Woolcock.

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Sun, 30 Jul 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

David Rosner for Late City Edition

Tune in to Late City Edition this Monday, July 31, at 9:00 PM ET for an interview with Dr. David Rosner regarding the history of lead poisoning in urban America. Dr. Rosner discusses how he uses his background as a public health social historian to help further understandings of modern health crises, like that of lead poisoning in Flint Michigan, with knowledge of past ones.

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Mon, 31 Jul 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Saudi Arabian Poetry on Middle Eastern Influences

Tune in to Middle Eastern Influences this Thursday, July 27, from midnight to 1:00 AM ET for a special installment of Saudi Arabian poetry. WKCR teamed up with the Middle East Institute's "When Poetry Breathes: An Evening of Poems and Music" to bring you exclusive in-studio interviews with poet, Abdulatif Yousef and actor Jessica Damouni, as well as recordings of the ensemble's recitations with oudist Ahmed AlShaiba at Poet's House on July 19.

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Thu, 27 Jul 2017, 12:00am to 1:00am

Stretch and Bobbito Tribute Broadcast

Join WKCR-FM on Wednesday, July 19 from 1:00-5:00 AM EST as we revisit and celebrate the work of pioneering hip hop DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito the Barber (aka Kool Bob Love). As hosts of The Stretch Armstrong Show from 1990-1998, Stretch and Bob invited artists to rap live on their shows, and subsequently opened the door for many of hip hop’s heavyweights and underdogs alike.

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Wed, 19 Jul 2017, 1:00am to 5:00am

Lynne DeSilva-Johnson for Studio A

Submitted by Sarah Courville on Sun, 16 Jul 2017, 10:53pm

Lynne DeSilva-Johnson is a non binary artist and author working in performance, exhibition, and publication in conversation with new media. She is a visiting assistant professor at Pratt, the founder and Managing Editor of The Operating System, as well as Libraries Editor at Boog City. Lynne is the author of 'GROUND', 'blood atlas', and 'Overview Effect', co-author of 'A GUN SHOW' with Adam Sliwinski/Sō Percussion, and co-editor of the anthologies 'RESIST MUCH, OBEY LITTLE: Inaugural Poems for the Resistance', and 'In Corpore Sano: Creative Practice and the Challenged Body'.

Lynne DeSilva-Johnson for Studio A

Tune in to Studio A, tonight, July 16 from 9-10 PM ET for an interview with Lynne DeSilva-Johnson. DeSilva-Johnson is a non binary artist and author working in performance, exhibition, and publication in conversation with new media. She is a visiting assistant professor at Pratt, the founder and Managing Editor of The Operating System, as well as Libraries Editor at Boog City.

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Sun, 16 Jul 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Yousef Shamoun & The Tarab Ensemble for Field Trip

Tune in to Field Trip, this Sunday, July 16, from 11:00 PM-12:30 AM for a special program of rehearsal recordings and interviews with Yousef Shamoun & the Tarab Ensemble. Hear behind-the-stage tracks from the dynamic Tarab Ensemble, and conversations with members of the group, including brother Saphe Shamoun and violinst Yaser Abustaif about the importance of preserving and sharing cultural Syrian music.

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Sun, 16 Jul 2017, 11:00pm to Mon, 17 Jul 2017, 12:30am

Khalil Abhyankar for Raag Aur Taal

Tune in to Raag aur Taal this Sunday, July 16, from 7:00-9:00PM ET to hear an interview with Khalil Abhyankar. Abhyankar is a composer and lyricist from Mumbai, India currently based in New York. He has worked on numerous songs in Hindi and Marathi and has collaborated with several artists in India. He released his first album of Hindi songs, called Hum Aur Tum (You and Me) in March 2013 and has created twenty singles to date.

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Sun, 16 Jul 2017, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

John Otten for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show on Wednesday July 12, 2017 from 6-9 PM ET for an interview with John Otten. Otten is a New York based trumpeter currently studying at the Manhattan School of Music. He was born and raised in Seattle, a fertile music community. He is an alumni of the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, which has placed numerous times in the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival.

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Wed, 12 Jul 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Jazzmeia Horn for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show this Wednesday, July 19 from 6-9 PM ET for a live interview with American jazz singer Jazzmeia Horn. Horn gained prestige in 2015 when she won the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz competition. Just two years earlier in 2013, Horn won first place in the Sarah Vaughan competition. Horn first started singing in church in her hometown in Texas--her grandfather was a pastor and her parents wanted her to be active in the church.

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Wed, 19 Jul 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

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