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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. However, he was an especially swinging pianist and inventive composer who deserves continued attention.

Date: 
Sun, 15 Jan 2017, 2:00pm to 7:00pm

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: 
Sun, 15 Jan 2017, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

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: 
Tue, 17 Jan 2017, 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Maren Ade and Sandra Huller on Studio A

Tonight at 9:00 PM, tune in to Studio A to hear an interview with director Maren Ade and actress Sandra Hüller from the 2016 German language film Toni Erdmann. The film, a flawless and clever reinvention of a typical father-daughter comedy, is on the Oscar shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film and won five prizes at the European Film Awards this year.

Date: 
Sun, 18 Dec 2016, 9:00pm to 9:30pm

Defund DAPL on Late City Edition

On Tuesday December 13, a group of students from Columbia and Barnard protested outside of the Citi bank on 112th and Broadway as part of an action in the #DefundDAPL movement, aimed at the financiers of the Dakota Access Pipeline. WKCR's Sofia Petros reports on her experience as part of the protest and the steps on the Columbia community can take to switch towards local, ethical banking options. Tune into Late City Edition at 9:00 PM at WKCR 89.9FM and wkcr.org.

Date: 
Thu, 15 Dec 2016, 9:00pm to 9:30pm

Ingrid Laubrock on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music this Monday, December 12th at 3 pm for an exclusive in-studio interview with saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock. The 45-minute program will feature Laubrock discussing her new album Serpentines, as well as its upcoming album release party happening this Thursday, December 15th at 8 pm at Roulette.

Date: 
Mon, 12 Dec 2016, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Bach Festival 2016

WKCR announces our annual Bach Festival. For the nine-day period from December 23rd at 1:00 AM through December 31st at 11:59 PM, WKCR (89.9 FM, 89.9 HD1, and wkcr.org) will dedicate all broadcasting to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. J.S. Bach has had an unparalleled influence on the Western classical tradition.

Date: 
Fri, 23 Dec 2016, 1:00am to Sun, 1 Jan 2017, 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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