Tune in to Arts and Answers Tuesday, January 31 at 9:20 PM EST for an interview with Academy Award-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, as he discusses on his new film, The Salesman, his influences, the current political climate and the international stage with reporter Meena Ardebili. The Salesman was recently nominated for an Oscar in Best Foreign Picture.
Tune in to Late City Edition, Tuesday, January 24, from 9:00 - 9:15 PM EST for WKCR's news coverage of the Women's March on New York City. Reporters from WKCR attended the historic march, gathering interviews from a handful of the estimated 250,000 protesters and speakers about the reasons they took to the streets on January 21, 2017.
Tune in all day Wednesday, January 25, for WKCR's 19th Tom Jobim birthday broadcast in celebration of his 90th anniversary. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1927, Antônio Carlos Jobim gained major recognition at a national level in 1959 when he collaborated with poet Vinicius de Moraes to compose the score for the movie Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which would go on to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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