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Nikhil Banerjee's music on In All Languages

Tune in to In All Languages this Sunday at 11PM to commemorate the life and music of Nikhil Banerjee. Nikhil Banerjee is one of the greatest Sitar players of the twentieth century. He began studying the instrument at the age of four, and was quickly recognized as a prodigy. He later studied with both Ustad Allauddin Khan and his son, Ali Akbar Khan, and began to develop his own musical style. This show will focus on three unique live recordings from his earliest years to his latest.

Date: 
Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 29 Sep 2014, 2:00am

Ryan Keberle on the Musician's Show 9/24

Join us this Wednesday September 24 from 6 to 9 PM to catch a special edition of the Musician's Show featuring trombonist and composer Ryan Keberle. Keberle will be coming in to talk about his current projects, his exciting career, his influences, and more, and will also select the tunes for the evening drawing from his own work and the work of his favorite musicians.

Date: 
Wed, 24 Sep 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Yano Akiko and Agatsuma Hiromitsu on Jazz Alternatives 9/26

Tune in to Jazz Alternatives from 6-9pm Friday September 26 to hear an interview with Yano Akiko, one of Japan’s most preeminent jazz pianists, and Agatsuma Hiromitsu, a traditional Japanese shamisen musician known for crossing over into many different genres. The two will play together for the first time on Saturday 27 at the Japan Society.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

The Lounge Lizards on Afternoon New Music

Tune to Afternoon New Music from 3-6PM on Monday, September 22nd to hear a live interview with Billy Martin, Evan Lurie, and Steven Bernstein of the avant-jazz group, the Lounge Lizards. The Lounge Lizards formed in the New York in the late 1970s, founded by saxophonist John Lurie and pianist Evan Lurie. Tune in to hear the Lounge Lizards discuss their upcoming performances at Town Hall and at the Strange and Beautiful Festival. Listen!

Date: 
Mon, 22 Sep 2014, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Kenny Wheeler Memorial Broadcast

Join us at WKCR as we commemorate the life and work of jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Kenny Wheeler, who passed away at the age of 84 years this Thursday, September 18th. We will be dedicating all jazz programming to Wheeler's innovative sounds and compositions from 1am on Sunday, September 21st through 9pm on Monday, September 22nd (including Jazz 'til Dawn 1-6am, Jazz Profiles 2-7pm, Monday Mornings in Mono 2-5am, Daybreak Express 5-8:20am, Out to Lunch 12-3pm, and Jazz Alternatives 6-9pm).

Date: 
Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 1:00am to Mon, 22 Sep 2014, 9:00pm

Iberian Music on In All Languages

Tune in to our weekly In All Languages show this Sunday, 21st of September as we will explore the music of the Iberian Peninsula, highlighting the cultures of Portugal and Spain. Through an overview of the specific musical characteristis of this region we will see how this music influenced other parts of the world. We will also look at the broad influences this region has embraced from other cultures notably from Arabic or European Folk music. Tune in!
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Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 22 Sep 2014, 2:00am

Melissa Aladana on the Musician's Show

Join us from 7-9 PM this evening September 17th to hear the musical selections of tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana. She will be on air discussing everything about her music and her career, from its beginnings in Santiago, Chile to her most recent projects with the Crash Trio, which also includes Pablo Menares on bass and Francisco Mela on drums. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music and the 2013 reciepient of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, Aladana already has a vast and diverse experience to share.

Date: 
Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 7:00pm

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Emmet Cohen on Out to Lunch

Join us Tuesday, January 17 during our Out to Lunch programming from 1-2:30 pm EST for an interview with New York-based jazz pianist Emmet Cohen regarding his most recent project "Masters Legacy Series featuring Jimmy Cobb." Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. He placed first in both the American Jazz Pianists competition (2014) and the Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida (2011).

Date: 
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Related Program: 
Out to Lunch
Related Department: 
Jazz

Aspen Matis on Studio A

Tune in to Studio A this Sunday, January 15, from 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST for an interview with internationally-bestselling memoirist Aspen Matis. Her book, Girl in the Woods, tells the story of her sexual assault and her flight from college, which led to a journey of self-discovery as she set out to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

A brief account of her experiences appeared first in The New York Times' Modern Love column, and that subsequentally led to her inspiring and heart-wrenching memoir.

Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Related Program: 
Studio A
Related Department: 
Arts

George Wallington Celebration on Jazz Profiles

Sid Gribetz presents a five hour radio program celebrating the pianist and composer George Wallington on Jazz Profiles this Sunday, January 15 from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST.
George Wallington was one of the legendary pianists of the bebop era but never achieved great fame. With his early retirement from a musical career, he remains a more obscure figure in jazz history and lore.
Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Related Program: 
Jazz Profiles
Related Department: 
Jazz

Streaming WKCR during Bach Festival Announcement

We, the WKCR Board, wanted to address any of the inconveniences experienced in using our stream. Unfortunately, our online stream regularly approaches maximum capacity during the Bach Festival. As we try to accommodate for more listeners, we implore anyone tuning in within our radio broadcasting range to tune in with a radio receiver.

Date: 
Thursday, December 25, 2014 - 12:00pm to Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 11:59pm

Gustav Leonhardt Memorial Broadcast

This Friday, January 20th, WKCR will be devoting over eleven hours of programming to the music of Gustav Leonhardt (5/30/1928-1/16/2012). As a harpsichordist, organist, and conductor, Leonhardt was on the forefront of the movement in early music to revive period styles and practices. While best known for his recordings of J.S. Bach, Leonhardt made spectacular recordings of many different early music and Baroque composers. Tune in from 9:30am-9:00pm to hear WKCR's tribute to this legendary musician.
Date: 
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Related Department: 
Classical
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