Tune in to Studio A tonight, Sunday, January 22 from 9:00 - 10:00 PM EST for a live interview with poet Rosebud Ben-Oni. Born to a Mexican mother and Jewish father, Rosebud Ben-Oni is a recipient of the 2014 NYFA Fellowship in Poetry and a CantoMundo Fellow. She was a Rackham Merit Fellow at the University of Michigan, and a Horace Goldsmith Scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Tune in this Sunday, January 22nd from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST to Jazz Profiles for a profile of pianist/composer Geri Allen. Allen-a pianist/composer, bandleader, educator and Guggenheim Fellow-is the first recipient of the Soul Train, Lady of Soul Award for Jazz. In 2011, Geri Allen was nominated for an NAACP Award for her Timeline, Tap Quartet Project. Allen is the first woman, and youngest person to receive the Danish Jazz Par Prize.
Tune in Monday, January 23 at 3:00 PM to Afternoon New Music for a live performance and interview with percussionist, composer, and improviser Sean Hamilton on live electronics and drums. Notably, Hamilton has performed as an artist-in-residence with Leeds Improvised Music and Experimentation and was a featured performer at the Anxious Sound Series in New Orleans, Louisiana. His music focuses on electroacoustics, experimentation, and free improvisation.
Tune in Tuesday, January 24 at 3:00 PM to Afternoon New Music for an interview and in-studio performance by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Anaïs Maviel. Maviel will be playing the n'goni and the surdo drum. Additionally, she will talk with us about her musical practice and upcoming show at the ISSUE Project Room on Saturday, January 28, to which we will be giving away two pairs of tickets.
Join WKCR this Monday, January 30th as we celebrate the 106th birthday anniversary of one of the foundational figures of the Swing Era, jazz trumpeter Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge. Known for his signature boldness in rhythm and sound, Eldridge is often credited for his role in bridging the musical styles and approaches of Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Eldridge is often characterized by his use of tritone substitutions and virtuosic solos. Born in 1911 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eldridge spent the early years of his career touring with a number of dance bands.
Tune in to Arts and Answers on Thursday, January 20 from 9:30 - 10:00 PM for an interview with the illustrious poet Ron Padgett, who wrote the poetry for the 2016 drama film, Paterson. Directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Adam Driver, Paterson screened in October at the 54th New York Film Festival and is playing in theaters now.
Tune in this Wednesday, January 18th from 6-9 pm EST for a live interview with vocalist Camila Meza on the Musician’s Show. With an already flourishing career in Chile from the age of 19, by the time she moved to New York at 23. During her seven years in the United States, Camila Meza has created a big impact in the New York jazz scene. She possesses an innate and rare combination of qualities as a singer and guitar player, who also writes her own songs and arrangements.
Today, January 10th, WKCR dedicates an entire day of programming to a birthday broadcast in honor of American jazz musician Max Roach. Join us now until midnight as we celebrate Roach's monumental contributions as a drummer, composer, educator, and activist with continuous programming exclusively of his music.
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. However, he was an especially swinging pianist and inventive composer who deserves continued attention.
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.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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