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FM Signal Outage UPDATE
WKCR's FM transmitter will be undergoing maintenance from 10/3-7 and 10/10-11 from 7AM-5PM. During these days and times FM signal will be unavailable. However, our web stream will remain online. Please check back here on our website or our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for continuing updates regarding the planned outage. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Pharoah Sanders Memorial Broadcast 9/26/22
WKCR presents the Pharoah Sanders memorial broadcast. For 24 hours straight tomorrow (9/26, Midnight - Midnight), we will honor the late saxophonist legend with nonstop programming. A member of John Coltrane's groups of the mid-1960s, Sanders was known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone.
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Full Schedule:
12:00AM-3:00AM: Raz Matei
3:00AM-6:00AM: Sam Seliger
6:00AM-7:20AM: Mitch Goldman Deep Focus Archive Broadcast from 2012 with Paul Shapiro
Jazz Profiles 9/25/22 George Gershwin
Tune into Jazz Profiles this Sunday 9/25 from 2PM-7PM as we celebrate in advance of what would be 124th birthday of composer George Gershwin. Gershwin is one of America’s most celebrated composers whose unique blend of Classical and Jazz still resonates today. The program will feature a wide ranging tour of his various compositions, including major Classical Works and Jazz Standards. 89.9FM wkcr.org
*Gershwin’s Birthday is Monday 9/26
Jazz Profiles 9/18 - Prestige All Stars
Sid Gribetz will feature the “Prestige All Star” recordings on the next edition of “Jazz Profiles”, this Sunday September 18, 2022 from 2-7 PM on WKCR.
John Coltrane Birthday Broadcast 9/23/22
Join us for our annual 24 hour John Coltrane Birthday Broadcast, Midnight-Midnight 9/23. 89.9FM wkcr.org
Schedule:
12AM-3AM: Phil Schaap Archival Broadcast, originally broadcast 4/10/2010. Phil hosts an Out To Lunch focussed on John Coltrane’s first dates as a leader.
3AM-6AM: Phil Schaap Archival Broadcast, originally broadcast on 9/23/2011, Phil hosts a shift of the annual John Coltrane Birthday Broadcast.
6AM-9AM: Sam Seliger - Live
9AM-12PM: Maria Shaughnessy - Live
12PM-3PM: Stephen Park - Live
3PM-6PM: Benjamin Magid - Live
Jazz Profiles-9/4/22-Ben Webster in the 1950s
Sid Gribetz presents "Ben Webster in the 1950's", a five hour radio program on "Jazz Profiles" on WKCR this Sunday September 4, 2022, from 2-7 PM.
Joey DeFrancesco Memorial Broadcast 9/1
Join us this Thursday 9/1 from 5AM-9PM as we memorialize organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and bandleader Joey DeFrancesco who sadly passed away this week at the age of 51.
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Lester Young & Charlie Parker Festival
WKCR is excited to present its annual Lester Young & Charlie Parker festival to run from August 27th to 29th. Beginning Saturday, August 27, WKCR will have a three-day festival dedicated to the music of saxophonists Lester "Prez" Young and Charlie "Bird" Parker. The 27th marks Prez's birthday, and the 29th, is Bird’s. We will play 24 hours of Young on the 27th, 24 hours of Parker on the 29th, and both Young and Parker interchangeably on the 28th.
Jazz Profiles 8/21 - Arthur Schwartz
Sid Gribetz presents the music of composer Arthur Schwartz on “Jazz Profiles”, this Sunday August 21, 2022, from 2-7 PM on WKCR radio.
This is one of a series of Profiles we’ve done over the years focusing on the jazz impact of a legendary composer from the Great American Songbook.
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