On Tuesday, September 23rd, WKCR will conduct its annual all-day tribute to John Coltrane on the 88th anniversary of his birth. Born on September 23, 1926 in North Carolina, Coltrane is celebrated to this day for his innovative work on alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, as well as his enormous contributions to the genres of bebop, hard bop, and free and avant-garde jazz.
Tune in for a rare opportunity to hear Christoph Willibald Gluck's
Iphigénie en Aulide. Known more in the edition Richard Wagner created,
Aulide has often been overlooked for Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride.
Tonight's performance presents the original French version featuring
José van Dam and Anne Sophie von Otter, with John Eliot Gardiner
conducting. In addition, part of tonight's program will be a tribute
This Sunday Night's IAL show at 11pm will feature a live performance from Kora legend Foday Musa Suso known in the west from his collaborations with Phillip Glass, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, Pharaoh Sanders, Jack DeJohnette and countless others.
Tune in this Wednesday from 6-9 PM for a special edition of the Musician Show where we are joined by guitarist Mike Bono, who will play some tunes and talk about his work. Mike Bono began playing guitar at age 5, then going on to attend Berklee College of Music. Since graduating, he has led his own group, the Mike Bono Group, for which he composes the music. They recently released their debut album, From Where You Are.
Tonight Matthew Shipp and WKCR host Mitch Goldman put Paul Bley and Jimmy Giuffre in Deep Focus. They will share some stunning live recordings and, of course, Matt's unique point of view on this utterly distinctive music.
From www.matthewshipp.com:
Tune in this Sunday, September 7th, at 10PM to hear a live set in our studio from the group TONGUES. TONGUES is Derek Baron (Drums), John Welsh (Guitar), and Brandon Lopez (double bass). Hailing from Brooklyn, TONGUES is a power trio that prides itself on “sensitivity within insensitivity”. Equal parts noise, free improvisation, punk, and post-modern composition. Their mantra is “Rage”. Listen!
Tune in the Sunday at 11PM for the IAL show which shall explore the themes of love and devotion in the music of South Asia, specifically looking at genres such as ghazal (sung Sufi poetry), thumris (Krishna devotional songs traditionally performed by subaltern women) and other forms of bhajans (Hindu devotional songs). The show surveys music from both the Islamic and Hindu traditions, and seeks to elucidate concepts such as ishq (love, often divine love) and bhakti (devotion).
Tune in TONIGHT at 11pm to listen to a live in studio interview with the guitar player Benjamin Lapidus. He has just released his new album, "Ochosi Blues" and will talk about it and his career. He has recorded with Ibrahim Ferrer, Paquito D’Rivera, Cándido Camero, Larry Harlow, Ruben Blades, Típica 73, Bobby Sanabria, and many others.
Join WKCR this Wednesday September 3, from 6-9 PM, when we will be joined by singer and guitarist Camila Meza. In her five years since moving to New York from Santiago, Chile, Meza has made waves with her original music which weaves jazz with Latin American influence as well as elements from contemporary and popular music. Gifted in both composition and improvisation, she has released three albums under her own name and has played live at venues such as Jazz Standard, Village Vanguard, Blue Note, Smalls Jazz Club, The Jazz Gallery and Rockwood Music Hall.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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