Tune in to the end of the Musician’s Show, this Wednesday at 8:30 PM EST for an interview with guitarist Aram Bajakian. Bajakian has played beside rock legend and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed during his final final two tours in 2011 and 2012. Bajakian also performed over 100 concerts alongside multiple Grammy winner Diana Krall during her Glad Rag Doll Tour in 2012 and 2013.
Tune in to Live Constructions, tonight, April 2, at 10:00 PM EST for a performance from Chelsea-based visual artist, writer, and multi-instrumentalist Allan Andre. Listen at 89.9 FM and wkcr.org.
During the Swing Era, when Jazz scholarship began and Jazz enthusiasm crested, there was already no doubt that the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band recordings were supreme among all surviving music from Jazz’s dawn. This widespread perception, however, was limited by the paucity of information about the band and its recording sessions; a problem furthered by the rarity of the 78RPM discs that had all been out-of-print since the late 1920s. Over the last 75 years, many of the blank spots have been filled in. All of the music is in print!
Tune in to Late City Edition tonight, March 27, at 9:00 PM EST to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which gave birth to the European Economic Community. WKCR reporter David Mejia had a conversation with 4 young Europeans about the current state of the European Union, and it's main goals and threats in an increasingly polarized world.
Tune in to Live Constructions, tonight, March 26 at 10:00 PM EST for a set and interview with the New York-based and internationally acclaimed Mivos Quartet. The string ensemble, featuring violinists Olivia de Prato and Lauren Cauley, violist Victor Lowrie, and cellist Mariel Roberts, will perform selections from composers Taylor Brook and Martin Stauning and discuss their new album Garden of Diverging Paths, as well as several other upcoming performances and projects.
Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Monday, March 27 at 3:00 PM EST to hear a field recording of experimental guitarist Loren Connors playing in his home in Brooklyn. Most well-known as a composer and improvisor, Connors has released over 50 albums over the course of his music career. Connors, who cites painter Mark Rothko as his chief influence, is renowned for his moving and immersive extended blues abstractions.
Tune in to the Musician's Show on Wednesday, March 22, from 6:00-9:00 PM EST for a pre-recorded interview with saxophonist, composer, and educator Tia Fuller, accompanied by music Fuller has recorded herself and/or found inspiration from.
Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Wednesday, March 22, at 3:00 PM EST to hear violist and composer Jessica Meyer perform her composition “But Not Until” with Andrew Yee of the Attacca Quartet. Additionally, hear Meyer speak about composition, performance, loops, and her upcoming projects.
Tune into Afternoon New Music on Monday, March 20, at 3:00 pm EST for an interview with New York-based flutist and composer Robert Dick, in anticipation of his upcoming residency at The Stone from 3/21-3/26.
Tune in this Sunday, March 19th from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST as we remember guitarist and singer Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry. A St. Louis native and pioneer of rock and roll, Berry passed away on March 18th at age 90. Join us as we celebrate the energy and innovation of Berry’s music by listening on 89.9 FM or online at wkcr.org.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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