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Sun Ra Birthday Broadcast

WKCR will celebrate what would have been the 103rd birthday of Sun Ra Monday, May 22 2017 from 2:00 AM-8:20 AM ET, during its Monday Mornings in Mono and Daybreak Express programs. Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount; May 22, 1914 - May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, “cosmic” philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances.

Date: 
Mon, 22 May 2017, 2:00am to 8:20am

Ben Rosenblum for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician’s Show today, May 10, from 6:00-9:00 PM ET for a live interview with jazz pianist and composer Ben Rosenblum. Rosenblum is a recent graduate of the joint program between Columbia University and Juilliard School of Music, and is currently based in New York. His work has garnered numerous awards, including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award in 2010, the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Original Song in 2010, and the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Arrangement in 2011.

Date: 
Wed, 10 May 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Cheryl Boyce-Taylor for Studio A

Tune in to Studio A, tonight, May 7, from 9:00-10:00 PM EDT for a live interview and reading with poet and workshop facilitator, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. The recipient of the 2015 Barnes and Noble Writers For Writers Award, she is the founder and curator of Calypso Muse and the Glitter Pomegranate Performance Series. Cheryl earned an MFA in Poetry from Stonecoast: The University of Southern Maine, and an MSW from Fordham University. She is the author of three collections of poetry: Raw Air, Night When Moon Follows, and Convincing the Body.

Date: 
Sun, 7 May 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Morgan Guerin for the Musician's Show

Tune in to the Musician's Show tomorrow, May 3, from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for an interview with Morgan Guerin. Growing up in a musical family, Morgan was given his first pair of drumsticks at the age of six months, followed shortly thereafter by a drum set. By six, Morgan had his first saxophone and his instrumental repertoire expanded to many more instruments. Having grown up in such a musical household, Morgan had the good fortune of being exposed to jazz from the Marsalis family, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, among many others.

Date: 
Wed, 3 May 2017, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Makigami Koichi for Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Wednesday, May 3 from 3:00-6:00 PM EST for a live interview and in-studio performance with the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Makigami Koichi hosted by Seth Benjamin and Kat Whatley. Based in Japan, Makigami is a founding member of the experimental techno-pop group Hikashu, active since 1978. In addition, he tours widely and performs with both jazz and experimental musicians as well as folk musicians around the world. His music combines folk music traditions, particularly Japanese and Tuvan throat singing, with free improvisation and jazz.

Date: 
Wed, 3 May 2017, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Michael Gordon (Bang on a Can) on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music at 3 pm on Monday, May 1st for an exclusive in-studio interview with Michael Gordon composer and co-founder of Bang on a Can. The program will discuss the 30th Anniversary Bang on a Can Marathon concert, which will be presented at Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 6 from 2-10 pm in the Museum’s Beaux-Arts Court.

Date: 
Mon, 1 May 2017, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes for Live Constructions

Tune in to Live Constructions tonight, April 23, from 10:00-11:00 PM EST for a set and interview with the Brooklyn-based dynamic free jazz duo Aquiles Navarro (trumpet & vocoder) Tcheser Holmes (drum kit & drum machine). Having met in jazz conservatory, Navarro and Holmes bring together sounds from old swing to modern DJ and hip hop beats, merging traditional acoustics with new-tech instrumentation.

Date: 
Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 10:00pm to 11:00pm

Cynthia Manick for Studio A

Tune in to Studio A on Sunday, April 23 from 9:00-10:00 PM EST for a live reading and interview with poet Cynthia Manick. Manick is the author of Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016). A Pushcart Prize nominated poet with a MFA in Creative Writing from the New School; she has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, Fine Arts Work Center, the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Hedgebrook, Poets House, and the Vermont Studio Center.

Date: 
Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

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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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