Programmer Kat Whatley is joined by Duo YUMENO this Sunday November 6th on Morning Profiles for an overview of music made on the koto, a traditional Japanese transverse harp. Starting from classic traditional pieces all the way through to 21st century contemporary music inspired by Western classical music, this show will guide listeners through the many exciting forms of music played on the koto.
For the heat you want and the soul you crave look no further than Bubber Miley—the focus of WKCR’s Jazz Profiles this Sunday, November 6. Miley’s trumpet growls, snarls and soothes like no other’s. His gritty voice and free-spirited, ever-swinging phrasing make him instantly recognizable. Miley painted some of his broadest and greatest strokes during his time with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra (1923-1928) where he not only plays with utter brilliance, but also co-authors with Duke such tunes as BLACK AND TAN FANTASY, EAST ST.
Beginning at 11:00 PM on Wednesday and lasting until 8:00 AM on Thursday, November 3, WKCR is playing only the music of legendary jazz bassist Melbourne R. "Bob" Cranshaw, who passed away on November 2, 2016. Tune in to WKCR 89.9FM and www.wkcr.org to join us in celebrating the influence, innovation, and advocacy of one of the most-recorded bassists in history.
Don Cherry’s inspirational influence on Creative Music Studio will be the focus of ‘The Musician’s Show’ Wednesday, November 2, from 6pm - 9pm (ET).
Tune in to WKCR-FM this Wednesday, October 26th at 6pm to catch Eri Yamamoto on the Musician’s Show.
Since moving to the United States in 1995, Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Herbie Hancock has said, “My hat's off to her... already she's found her own voice.”
Tune in to Afternoon New Music this Monday, October 17th at 3 pm for an exclusive in-studio interview with filmmaker Jef Mertens. The 45-minute program will feature Mertens discussing his new documentary Borbetomagus: A Pollock of Sound, which premiered in NYC on October 14th.
Tune in on October 10 to WKCR 89.9 FM-NY for 24 hours of Thelonious Sphere Monk’s music in celebration of what would have been his 99th birthday.
Beginning this week, the In All Languages department of WKCR will offer three original shows as a part of its standard programming: Morning Profiles from Sunday, 6:00 AM - 8:-00 AM, Field Trip from Sunday, 11:00 PM until Monday, 12:30 AM, and Coordinated Universal Time (The C.U.T.) from Monday,
"An avatar of creative and progressive improvisation," Cuban-born, Brooklyn-based pianist, violist, and composer Aruán Ortiz has written music for jazz ensembles, orchestras, dance companies, chamber groups, and feature films. His work incorporates influences from contemporary classical music, Cuban-Haitian rhythms, and avant-garde improvisation; and consistently strives to break stylistic musical boundaries. He has been called “the latest Cuban wunderkind to arrive in the United States” by BET Jazz.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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