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Jazz Alternatives Mon 3/28: Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus on Sonny Rollins with guest Andy Caploe

There is no living artist in the Jazz firmament more revered than Sonny Rollins. He is admired for, among other things, eluding his audience's expectations of him. Never was this more true than on July 19, 1985 when he performed a set entirely unaccompanied in the Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Modern Art. Listening to this set, the listener gets to hear Sonny working the puzzles, rebuses, puns and equations that inform his best improvisations. It is as revealing as the glass and steel structure of the modern buildings that surrounded MoMA.
Date: 
Mon, 28 Mar 2022, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Jazz Profiles 3/13/22

Join us from 2-7 PM this Sunday as Stephen Park hosts a special five-hour Jazz Profiles show on the incredible saxophonist Clifford Jordan. Selections will be played from across Jordan's recording career as well as an excerpt from a rare 1986 interview hosted by Leigh Kamman, courtesy of The Leigh Kamman Legacy Project.

Date: 
Sun, 13 Mar 2022, 2:00pm to 7:00pm

Ornette Coleman/Bix Beiderbecke/Bobby McFerrin Birthday Broadcasts

The WKCR Jazz department proudly present 72 non-stop hours of birthday broadcast programming as part of WKCR's birthday week 2022!

From 12:00 AM 3/9 - 12:00 PM 3/10, 36 hours of Ornette Coleman

From 12:00 PM 3/10 - 12:00 PM 3/11, 24 hours of Bix Beiderbecke

From 12:00 PM 3/11 - 11:59 PM 3/11, 12 hours of Bobby McFerrin

These will be the final three in a series of five birthday broadcasts during the week of 3/7-3/11.

Keep your radio tuned to 89.9 FM to catch all our Jazz birthday programming!

Date: 
Wed, 9 Mar 2022, 12:00am to Fri, 11 Mar 2022, 11:59pm

Johnny Ventura Birthday Broadcast

On 3/8/22 the WKCR Latin department is proud to present 24 hours of Johnny Ventura!

This will be the second in a series of five birthday broadcasts during the week of 3/7-3/11.

Check the news section for information on the other four.

Keep your radio tuned to 89.9 FM to catch all our Johnny Ventura programming!

Here is the slate of programs (as of 3/5/22):

12:00AM - 3:00AM - Stefan Zuniuk

3:00AM - 6:00AM - Joe Mannozzi III

6:00AM - 9:00AM - German Santana

9:00AM - 12:00PM - TBA

12:00PM - 3:00PM - Sam Seliger

Date: 
Tue, 8 Mar 2022, 12:00am to 11:59pm

Maurice Ravel Schedule 3/7/22

On 3/7/22 the WKCR Classical department is proud to present 24 hours of Maurice Ravel!

This will be the first in a series of five birthday broadcasts during the week of 3/7-3/11.

Check our main page for information on the other four.

Keep your radio tuned to 89.9 FM to catch all our Ravel programming!

Here is the full slate of programs:

12:00AM - 3:00AM - Oscar Lloyd - String Works

3:00AM - 6:00AM - Stefan Zeniuk - One-act Operas

6:00AM - 9:00AM - Melody Lu - Piano Works

Date: 
Mon, 7 Mar 2022, 12:00am to 11:59pm

2/27/22 Jazz Profiles

Join us this Sunday from 2-5 pm as Melody Lu makes her Jazz Profiles debut featuring the great female vocalist Dinah Washington. Tune in at 89.9 PM or at WKCR.org to listen to her extensive discography and hear about her impact on jazz.

Date: 
Sun, 27 Feb 2022, 2:00pm to 5:00pm

New Show - Extended Technique

WKCR is excited to introduce Extended Technique, a joint show in the Classical and New Music Departments for contemporary classical music, which will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-6pm. Tune in for the inaugural show today (2/23/22) with Maria Shaughnessy! Then tune in for our second show Thursday (2/24/22) with Benji Shapere!

Date: 
Wed, 23 Feb 2022, 3:00pm to Thu, 24 Feb 2022, 6:00pm

Phil Schaap Tribute Broadcast February 1st - February 6th 2022

WKCR presents a 126-hour long Phil Schaap tribute broadcast, beginning 6pm Tuesday February 1st and running continuously for five full days through midnight, Sunday February 6.

Phil passed away on September 7, 2021 at the age of 70. For over 50 years he was the guiding light and spiritual leader of jazz programming at our radio station. His death affected us all dearly, but we have gathered ourselves to honor him the way he taught us to do for all jazz luminaries, with a long running in depth radio broadcast.

Date: 
Tue, 1 Feb 2022, 6:00pm to Sun, 6 Feb 2022, 11:59pm

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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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