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Tune in to the end of the Musician’s Show, this Wednesday at 8:30 PM EST for an interview with guitarist Aram Bajakian. Bajakian has played beside rock legend and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed during his final final two tours in 2011 and 2012. Bajakian also performed over 100 concerts alongside multiple Grammy winner Diana Krall during her Glad Rag Doll Tour in 2012 and 2013.

Tune in to Live Constructions, tonight, April 2, at 10:00 PM EST for a performance from Chelsea-based visual artist, writer, and multi-instrumentalist Allan Andre. Listen at 89.9 FM and wkcr.org.

During the Swing Era, when Jazz scholarship began and Jazz enthusiasm crested, there was already no doubt that the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band recordings were supreme among all surviving music from Jazz’s dawn. This widespread perception, however, was limited by the paucity of information about the band and its recording sessions; a problem furthered by the rarity of the 78RPM discs that had all been out-of-print since the late 1920s. Over the last 75 years, many of the blank spots have been filled in. All of the music is in print!

Tune in to Late City Edition tonight, March 27, at 9:00 PM EST to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which gave birth to the European Economic Community. WKCR reporter David Mejia had a conversation with 4 young Europeans about the current state of the European Union, and it's main goals and threats in an increasingly polarized world.

Tune in to Live Constructions, tonight, March 26 at 10:00 PM EST for a set and interview with the New York-based and internationally acclaimed Mivos Quartet. The string ensemble, featuring violinists Olivia de Prato and Lauren Cauley, violist Victor Lowrie, and cellist Mariel Roberts, will perform selections from composers Taylor Brook and Martin Stauning and discuss their new album Garden of Diverging Paths, as well as several other upcoming performances and projects.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Monday, March 27 at 3:00 PM EST to hear a field recording of experimental guitarist Loren Connors playing in his home in Brooklyn. Most well-known as a composer and improvisor, Connors has released over 50 albums over the course of his music career. Connors, who cites painter Mark Rothko as his chief influence, is renowned for his moving and immersive extended blues abstractions.

Tune in to the Musician's Show on Wednesday, March 22, from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for a pre-recorded interview with saxophonist, composer, and educator Tia Fuller, accompanied by music Fuller has recorded herself and/or found inspiration from.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Wednesday, March 22, at 3:00 PM EST to hear violist and composer Jessica Meyer perform her composition “But Not Until” with Andrew Yee of the Attacca Quartet. Additionally, hear Meyer speak about composition, performance, loops, and her upcoming projects.

Tune into Afternoon New Music on Monday, March 20, at 3:00 pm EST for an interview with New York-based flutist and composer Robert Dick, in anticipation of his upcoming residency at The Stone from 3/21-3/26.

Tune in this Sunday, March 19th from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST as we remember guitarist and singer Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry. A St. Louis native and pioneer of rock and roll, Berry passed away on March 18th at age 90. Join us as we celebrate the energy and innovation of Berry’s music by listening on 89.9 FM or online at wkcr.org.

Tune into WKCR 89.9 FM this Saturday, March 18th, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm as we celebrate the life and work of blues harmonica player and singer James "Superharp" Cotton. Cotton, known for his collaborations with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf as well as his solo work with the James Cotton Blues Band, passed away on Thursday, March 16th, at age 81.

Tune into Live Constructions this Sunday at 10 PM for an exclusive interview with composer and multi-instrumentalist Toby Driver, in anticipation of his new album "Madonnawhore", out on April 21st on The Flenser. Listen to hear Driver break down the production of his upcoming release and talk about composing solo ballads, touring Europe, and more.

Tune in to the Musician's Show on Wednesday, March 15 from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for a live interview with vocalist and composer Kendra Foster. Kendra is currently working on a solo project with producer/writer/musician, Kelvin Wooten. She has recorded regularly in George Clinton’s recording studio, who signed her to a production deal and asked her to join Parliament/Funkadelic on the road, and she recently toured with D’Angelo. Kendra released her first album, “Myriadmorphonicbiocorpomelodicrealityshapeshifter” in 2003.

Join WKCR as we celebrate the birthday of Bix Beiderbecke from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM on Friday, March 10, 2017. Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 - August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist and composer. With Louis Armstrong and Muggsy Spanier, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s. His turns on “Singin’ the Blues” and “I’m Coming, Virginia” (both 1927) particularly exemplified his unusual purity of tone and a gift for improvisation.

Happy birthday, Ornette Coleman! Join WKCR as we honor Ornette Coleman by playing 24 hours of his music from all day Thursday, March 9, 2017 from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM. Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. Born and raised in Fort Worth, TX, he was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, a term he invented with the name of a 1961 album.

Tune in to the Musician's Show today, March 8, from 6-9 pm EST for an interview with singer-songwriter Nadia Washington. Nadia hails from Dallas, Texas, and her vocals blend Jazz, Soul, R&B, and World Music. She has performed with esteemed artists including Esperanza Spalding, Lalah Hathaway and George Duke. Since the release of her EP singles, Nadia has toured around Europe, including in Russia and Siberia. Recently, Nadia worked as a background singer and songwriter for Dianne Reeves’ 2014 album “Beautiful Life,” which received a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocals in 2014.

Tune in to Live Constructions, Sunday, March 5 from 10:00-11:00 PM EST for a live set and interview with vocalist and percussionist Anaïs Maviel, who is joining us on WKCR for the second time this year. Maviel is a New York-based improviser, composer, and performer who invokes her French and Haitian origins in traditional and experimental forms. As a scholar, Maviel strives to interweave art, life, and activism as part of her musical practice, and uses her musical production as a platform to continue her research on afrocentric music as alternative politics.

Tune in to Studio A this Sunday, March 5 from 9:00-10:00 PM EST for a live reading and interview with poet JP Howard. Howard, a Cave Canem graduate fellow, is the author of SAY/MIRROR, a debut poetry collection published by The Operating System (2016, 2nd expanded ed and 2015, 1st ed) and a chaplet "bury your love poems here" (Belladonna Collaborative*, 2015). SAY/MIRROR was a 2016 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in the Lesbian Poetry Category.

Tune in to the Musician’s Show Wednesday, March 1 from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for an interview with pianist, composer, and producer Gustavo Casenave. Originally from Montevideo,
Uruguay, Casenave is an active performer in the jazz world and the contemporary classical scene. He moved to New York City in 1997, after graduating with honors from Berklee College of Music.

Tune in to the Musician’s Show Wednesday, February 22 from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for an interview with tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. James has shared stages with icons including Benny Golson, Geri Allen, Wallace Roney, Dorinda Clark Cole, as well as Weather Report bassist Alphonso Johnson, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Charles Gayle, Ed Shuller, Kirk Knuffke, Jason Hwang , Marilyn Crispell, Ken Filiano, Cooper Moore, Darius Jones, Eri Yamamoto, Federico Ughi, Kenny Wessel, Marvin “Bugalu” Smith, and Sabir Mateen.

Tune in to Studio A, Sunday, February 19 from 9:00-10:00 PM EST for a live, in-studio reading and interview with poet Diana Delgado. Delgado received her MFA in Poetry from Columbia University and a BA in Poetry from University of California, Riverside. Her poetry chapbook, Late-Night Talks With Men I Think I Trust, selected by Cornelius Eady, won the Center for Book Arts 2015 Poetry Chapbook Competition.

Tune in to Live Constructions Sunday, February 19 from 10:00-11:00 PM EST to hear a live in-studio performance with cellist Amanda Gookin. Gookin will be premiering her Forward Music Project, which aims at encouraging social change and empowerment for women and girls, at the National Sawdust on March 1.

Tune in for this week's Middle Eastern Influences (12am-1am on Friday, February 17th, late Thursday night) for an in-studio interview with Brooklyn-based artist, Alsarah, from her group, Alsarah & the Nubatones.

Tune in to the Musician’s Show on Wednesday, February 15 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM EST for music presented by Stephanie Chou, a saxophonist, singer, and composer based in New York City whose music combines classical and Chinese influences with jazz and pop harmonies and rhythms. In 2011, Chou released her first album, Prime Knot, a jazz quintet CD featuring trumpeter Marcus Printup (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra). She has written for ballet and theater as well as for the concert stage.

Tune in to the Musician’s Show on Wednesday, February 15 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM EST for music presented by Stephanie Chou, a saxophonist, singer, and composer based in New York City whose music combines classical and Chinese influences with jazz and pop harmonies and rhythms. In 2011, Chou released her first album, Prime Knot, a jazz quintet CD featuring trumpeter Marcus Printup (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra). She has written for ballet and theater as well as for the concert stage.

Tune in to Arts and Answers on Thursday, February 16 from 9:30 - 10:00 PM EST for an interview with Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo), the founder and designer of the eco-conscious fashion brand PM Waterlily. Michaels has developed a cottage industry in her local town of Taos, New Mexico, which produces her clothing according to ethical business practices. She was also a contestant on the 11th season of Project Runway. She emphasizes the importance of film and video to expand the visibility for her work.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Tuesday, February 14 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM EST for a post-show talkback with William Gustafson and Joan La Barbara on their reproduction of the groundbreaking Robert Ashley opera, DUST.

Tune in to Late City Edition on February 13 at 9:00 PM EST for a special report on the NoDAPL Standing Rock Solidarity Rally that happened on January 24 in New York City. In addition to the coverage of speeches given by indigenous activists who had been at Standing Rock and filmmaker John Fox, our reporter followed the march as it moved from Trump Hotel to Trump Tower, and the interactions the protestors had with police.