We are very excited to announce a birthday broadcast on June 10th for 24 hours to celebrate the bossa nova pioneer, João Gilberto. This special broadcast will preempt all regular Wednesday programming from midnight to midnight.  Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on the 10th...

WKCR is excited to announce our upcoming Anthony Braxton Birthday Broadcast, in honor of the musical pioneer’s 81st birthday. The broadcast will run for 24 hours from 12 am to midnight on June 4th in place of regularly scheduled programming.   Born in 1945 in Chicago, IL, Anthony Braxton is...

This Friday and Saturday, May 29th and 30th, WKCR will air 48 hours of Sonny Rollins to honor the life and work of the renowned saxophonist, who passed away this Monday, May 25th, at the age of 95. Hailing from Sugar Hill, Harlem, Rollins was immersed in the budding scene...

WKCR is thrilled to announce we will be broadcasting a 72-hour (three-day!) celebration for the Miles Davis centennial. This special broadcast will run from Tuesday, May 26th, to Thursday, May 28th, with a special introductory Sunday Profile hosted by Sid Gribetz on May 24th from 2 pm to 7 pm. ...

WKCR is excited to announce a two-part 10-hour birthday celebration for Bob Dylan, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 23rd, and from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 24th. The special broadcast will preempt Something Inside of...

WKCR is excited to announce a 24-hour broadcast on May 22nd celebrating the 112th anniversary of the arrival of Sun Ra! This special broadcast will run from 12am to midnight on the 22nd and will preempt all regularly-scheduled Friday shows.   Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount and known...

Tune in this Friday, May 8, between 9 am - 9 pm for WKCR’s Keith Jarrett birthday broadcast and collaboration between our jazz and classical departments! Born in 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jarrett would go on to become one of the most celebrated pianists in history. His career as a...

WKCR is pleased to present a joint birthday broadcast on Thursday, May 7th, for composers Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the 193rd and 186th respective anniversaries of their birth. The special broadcast will run for 24 hours and preempt all regularly-scheduled programming.  Johannes...

Tune in on Wednesday, May 6 from 6-9 PM (ET) for this month’s Musician’s Show, hosted by Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson. The Colsons are “AACM stalwarts and a musical power couple,” as the New York Times correctly described them. Both joined the Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians...

WKCR is thrilled to announce our annual birthday celebration for the most recorded jazz bassist of all time, Ron Carter, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online 24 hours straight from 12:00 am to midnight on May 4th, 2026. Tune in to the celebration and join us as we...