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Max Roach Birthday Broadcast

Tune in on Thursday, January 10th as we honor legendary drummer Max Roach with 24 hours of programming in celebration of what would have been his 94th birthday. Arguably one of the most important bop drummers in history, Max Roach worked with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk and made an indelible impact on jazz drumming and bebop as a whole. Born in 1924 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Roach moved with his family to Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York when he was four years old.

Date: 
Thu, 10 Jan 2019, 12:00am to 11:59pm

Musician's Show - We Have Voice Collective

Tune in tonight at 6 PM for a special Musician’s Show with the We Have Voice Collective!

We Have Voice is a collective of 14 musicians, performers, scholars, and thinkers from different generations, races, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, gender identities, economic backgrounds, religious beliefs and affiliations. Together, they are determined to engage in transformative ways of thinking and being in their creative professional world, while being ingrained in an inclusive and intersectional analysis.

Date: 
Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Nancy Wilson Memorial Broadcast

Renowned singer Nancy Wilson died this past Thursday at the age of 81. Wilson was best known for the 1964 hit, "Guess Who I Saw Today" She has recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy awards, with her first album "Like in Love" coming out in 1959. WKCR will be playing her music on Dec. 17th (2-5 AM, 5-9:30 AM, 12-3 PM, 6-9 PM) as we continue to celebrate the life of Nancy Wilson in light of her passing.

Date: 
Mon, 17 Dec 2018, 2:00pm to 9:00pm

WKCR-FM Bach Festival 2018

WKCR announces the annual Bach Festival 2018, which this year is the 40th anniversary of the BachFest tradition. For the eight-day period from 12:00 AM on December 24th through 12:00 AM on New Year’s Day, WKCR (89.9 FM and wkcr.org) will dedicate all broadcasting to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Date: 
Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 12:00am to Mon, 31 Dec 2018, 11:59pm

Coleman Hawkins Birthday Broadcast

Tune in starting this Wednesday, November 21, for a 24-hour broadcast of Coleman Hawkins' music in celebration of his 114th birthday anniversary! As one of the first renowned jazz tenor saxophonists, Hawkins helped to establish the instrument as essential to the genre, especially for soloists. Hawkins' warm tone and signature vibrato, along with his melodic and technical virtuosity, made him a pivotal influence on future generations of jazz pioneers.

Date: 
Wed, 21 Nov 2018, 12:00am to 11:59pm

HAM Rodeo on The Tennessee Border Show

Join us from 12:00pm-2:00pm EST this Sunday November 18th for an in-studio live set and interview with Brooklyn-based HAM Rodeo. HAM Rodeo was formed in late 2017 by four mainstays of the New York City bluegrass scene. Led by vocalists Christian Apuzzo and Larry Cook, guitarist Justin Camerer, and drummer Ellery Marshall, the band realized there was a hunger among listeners in the traditional acoustic music scene for solid, classic country music for folks to dance to.

Date: 
Sun, 18 Nov 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Roy Hargrove Memorial Broadcast

On Monday November 5th, WKCR will celebrate the life and work of the recently departed trumpet master, Roy Hargrove (b. 1969), who died November 2nd at the age of 49. Hargrove began his professional career in 1988 with the saxophonist Bobby Watson and in 1989, co-led the group Superblue which featured jazz greats such as Mulgrew Miller, Frank Lacy and Kenny Washington.

Date: 
Mon, 5 Nov 2018, 2:00am to 11:59pm

Clifford Brown Birthday Broadcast

Tune in on Tuesday, October 30th as we dedicate 24 hours of programming to legendary trumpeter Clifford “Brownie” Brown in celebration of the 88th anniversary of his birth. In the course of only four years, from 1952 to 1956, Brown led and contributed to some of the greatest ensembles and recordings in jazz history, leaving his imprint on the genres of bebop and hard bop, as well as the art of jazz trumpet. Born in 1930 in Delaware, Brown drew much of his influence from the innovative Fats Navarro, who mentored Brown in his early years in Philadelphia.

Date: 
Tue, 30 Oct 2018, 12:00am

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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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