Tune in this Sunday from 2pm to 7pm to hear an in-depth broadcast on the life and music of alto saxophonist, composer, author, and visual artist Marion Brown. A captivating yet often overlooked member of the jazz avant-garde of the late '60s and '70s, Brown appeared on albums such as Archie Shepp's Fire Music and John Coltrane's Ascension. Join this Sunday us as we celebrate Brown's legacy.
Don't miss an exclusive interview with Russian superstar Olga Borodina. For over two decades, the mezzo-soprano, who is in New York to reprise her acclaimed Amneris, has astonished audiences worldwide for her plush voice that has made her a definitive interpreter of works by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, and Berlioz. The program will feature recordings of her in a wide variety of roles, from Rossini to Rachmaninoff. Stepan Atamian hosts.
Please join us at 6pm this Wednesday as we sit down with composer and multi-instrumentalist Oran Etkin.
Tune to our weekly IAL show tonight at 11pm as we will be looking at three great masters of the Imdadkhani Gharana in Hindustani Classical Music. (Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustaad Shahid Parvz and Ustad Shujaat Khan). Through these pieces we will try to capture the explain the characteristics of the gharana and what makes this tradition of Hindustani music special and unique and briefly discuss the elements of the structural organization of the raga that this gharana employs.
Tune in tonight, Sunday the 26th at 7pm for Raag Aur Tal where we will feature a special guest; mandolin virtuoso Snehasish Mozumder. We will also air an exclusive preview of the new Jazz Carnatica album by the Arun Ramamurthy Trio. Be there!
Tune in this Sunday, October 26th, from 2pm to 7pm to listen about the life and works of Milton Nacimento. Born in rio de Janeiro and raised in Minas Gerais, Nascimento became a popular singer in the late 1960s in Brazil and even more when he joined the movement Clube da Esquina in the early 1970s with Lô Borges and Wagner Tiso. He entered the jazz scene in the USA after he participated in the Wayne Shorter's album 'Native Dancer' and later recorded with Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette and many others. Hosted by Augusto Ghiotto and Jassvan de Lima
Tune in on Thursday, October 30th as we dedicate 24 hours of programming to legendary trumpeter Clifford “Brownie” Brown in celebration of the 84th anniversary of his birth. In the course of only four years, from 1952 to 1956, Brown led and contributed to some of the greatest ensembles and recordings in jazz history, leaving his imprint on the genres of bebop and hard bop, as well as the art of jazz trumpet.
Tune in to Live Constructions at 10PM Sunday, October 26th, to hear an interview and performance by Neil Welch and Chris Icasiano, who make up the jazz duo, Bad Luck. Welch (saxophone) and Icasiano (drums) have been working together for almost a decade on the project, combining elements of jazz, classical, and indie music to create an energetic collection of compositions and improvisations. Currently on a nationwide tour, the duo stopped by WKCR while they were in New York for an interview.
Tune in for a very special Musician's Show featuring Jean-Michel Pilc and Coyote Anderson. Jean Michel Pilc has been described as a "musical genius" by the Washington Post and "dazzlingly inventive" by the New York Times. On this edition of the Musician's Show, we visit the great pianist at his home. In this intimate environment, he improvises and performs on his own instrument as he discusses music and his influences. Later in the show, guitarist Coyote Anderson, will play a live set with his Quartet in anticipation of their album release, "Innervoices".
Tune in this Sunday from 11pm to 2 am to listen to the works of the composer behind the soundtracks of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Banquet, and Hero. Born in Hunan, China, Tandun learned to play the Erhu from his grandmother when he was young and his fiddling got him a place in the prestigious Peking Central Conservatory. At the age of nineteen he encountered Western Classical music for the first time and his music outlook was changed forever. He received his PhD from the Columbia University Department of Music.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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