WKCR alum and SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen sat down with Josh Kapilian and Schuyler Rabbin-Birnbaum to talk booth dynamics, baseball rule changes, and more! Tune into this week’s Firing Lion to hear the interview.
The full interview can be heard at https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/audio/gary-cohen-interview
This Sunday celebrate the life and work of American composer, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell (1951-1992).
A fixture of the downtown new music scene in the late 20th century, he worked with artists from David Byrne to Philip Glass. His expansive and experimental discography is reflective of his involvement in an abundant array of music ventures and collaborations.
WKCR announces a 24-hour birthday celebration for Bob Dylan, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online all day on Wednesday, May 24th. The special broadcast will run from the middle of Tuesday’s Just as Bad until the middle of Som do Brasil. The broadcast will preempt all regularly-scheduled Wednesday shows.
WKCR is excited to announce a special 24-hour broadcast for May 22nd celebrating the 109th anniversary of the arrival of Sun Ra (1914-1993). The special broadcast will preempt all regularly-scheduled Monday shows.
Sid Gribetz presents organist Mel Rhyne in a five hour radio broadcast this Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 2-7 PM on “Jazz Profiles” on WKCR.
Melvin Rhyne is one of the masters from the 1950s heyday of the jazz organ, but he is not so widely remembered today. He should be.
WKCR announces a special broadcast celebrating the 100th birthday of American pianist Red Garland, broadcast on FM and HD radio and online for 24 hours on Sunday, May 13, 2023. The broadcast will preempt all regularly-scheduled Saturday shows.
WKCR is thrilled to celebrate the birthday of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on Sunday, May 7th with a 24-hour celebration broadcast on FM and HD radio and online! The broadcast will preempt all regularly-scheduled Sunday Shows.
WKCR is excited to announce a special 24-hour broadcast for April 29th celebrating the 124th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington (1899-1974).
WKCR is excited to announce a special 24-hour broadcast for April 25th celebrating the 106th anniversary of the birth of Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996).
Join WKCR in the celebration of the life and music of Ahmad Jamal, legendary jazz pianist and bandleader. Tune in for a whole 24 hours of music, starting at midnight on Monday, April 17th and ending at midnight on Tuesday, April 18th.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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