Oran Etkin on Musician Show
Please join us at 6pm this Wednesday as we sit down with composer and multi-instrumentalist Oran Etkin.
Date:
Wed, 29 Oct 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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Imdadkhani Gharana Music on In All Languages
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.
Date:
Sun, 26 Oct 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 27 Oct 2014, 2:00am
Snehasish Mozumder on Raag Aur Tal
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!
Date:
Sun, 26 Oct 2014, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Milton Nascimento on Jazz Profiles
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
Date:
Sun, 26 Oct 2014, 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Clifford Brown Birthday Broadcast
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.
Date:
Thu, 30 Oct 2014, 12:00am to 11:59pm
Bad Luck (Neil Welch and Chris Icasiano) on Live Constructions
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.
Date:
Sun, 26 Oct 2014, 10:00pm to 11:00pm
Musician's Show Featuring Jean-Michel Pilc and Coyote Anderson
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".
Date:
Wed, 22 Oct 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
“I Make Music and Music Makes Me” Tandun 谭盾
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.
Date:
Sun, 19 Oct 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 20 Oct 2014, 2:00am
Jazz Profiles featuring Frank Strozier
Tune into our weekly Jazz Profile this Sunday for a look at the music of alto saxophonist Frank Strozier. Born in 1937, Strozier became a talented figure in hard-bop, performing with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Little in the 50s. After a brief stint in the Miles Davis Quintet, Strozier went on to play with Roy Haynes, Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, Woody Shaw, Horace Parlan and the Don Ellis Big Band during the 60s and 70s. With a style on the horn that calls to mind Jackie McLean, Strozier leaves us with number of underrecognized recorings both as a leader and a sideeman.
Date:
Sun, 19 Oct 2014, 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Borbetomagus: Career Retrospective on Afternoon New Music
Tune in to Afternoon New Music at 3PM this Wednesday, October 15th, for the premiere of a WKCR career retrospective interview with free improv noise legends Borbetomagus. Borbetomagus is made up of Don Dietrich, Donald Miller, and Jim Sauter, who formed the project in 1979. Focusing on this group, often cited as the pioneers of aggressive improvised noise music, our two hour interview with the trio delves into the history of the band, from their first underground releases to their collaborations with other titans of improvised music.
Date:
Wed, 15 Oct 2014, 3:00pm to 6:00pm
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