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Louis Armstrong Birthday Broadcast

Tune in on July 4th as we celebrate the chosen birthday of Jazz great and American hero, trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong. We will play 24 hours of only his music beginning at midnight.

Louis was born in New Orleans at the turn of the century (officially on August 4th) and grew up surrounded by a vibrant musical culture informed by the rags of Scott Joplin and the funeral marches that comprised the New Orleans music scene.

Date: 
Mon, 4 Jul 2016, 12:00am to 11:59pm

Veena Sahasrabuddhe Memorial Broadcast on Morning Ragas and Raag Aur Taal

Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe was born on September 14, 1948 in Kanpur. She passed away on 29 June 2016. She was a noted vocalist of the Gwalior Gharana, profound thinker and a revered teacher. Sahasrabuddhe learnt music from her father Pandit Shankar Shripad Bodas, and her brother, Pandit Kashinath Shankar Bodas. Morning Ragas (6:00-8:00am) and Raag Aur Taal (7:00-9:00pm) on July 3, 2016 features her music as a tribute.

Date: 
Sun, 3 Jul 2016, 6:00am to 9:00pm

Danielle Smith and Fernanda Douglas on Art Waves

Tune in to Art Waves at 9:00 PM on Friday, July 1 to hear an in-studio interview with Danielle Smith and Fernanda Douglas, co-writers of a new musical comedy called "From Russia, With Love." The musical, which tells the story of the first Russian boy band to almost start a nuclear war, will premier later this month at The WorkShop Theater and is being presented in association with The Midtown International Theatre Festival.

Date: 
Fri, 1 Jul 2016, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Anthony Coleman on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music at 3:00 PM on Monday, June 24 to hear an exclusive interview with pianist Anthony Coleman, who will talk about his residency at The Stone. Topics of discussion will include the sets he's going to play throughout the week, his improvisational style, playing with different drummers, and deconstructing the music of Thelonious Monk. The program will also feature new music by Anthony Coleman.

Date: 
Fri, 24 Jun 2016, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Noah Diamond on Art Waves

Tune in to Art Waves tonight at 9:00 PM to hear an in-studio interview with writer, performer, and designer Noah Diamond.

Diamond plays Groucho Marx in "I'll Say She Is: The Lost Marx Brothers Musical,” his own adaptation of the Marx Brothers’ first Broadway show, which was performed in 1924. The original show was never filmed and remained largely forgotten until Diamond began excavating it. His adaptation had a sold-out run at the Fringe Festival in 2014. Now, it has another sold-out run at Connelly Theater until July 3rd.

Date: 
Fri, 24 Jun 2016, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Ralph Stanley Memorial Broadcast

Ralph Stanley, one of the most influential pioneers of bluegrass, or, as he called it, mountain music, passed away this Thursday, June 23, at the age of 89. Stanley first achieved fame along with his brother Carter through their genre-defining recordings of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and continued to act as a force of both tradition and innovation with the Clinch Mountain Boys until his death.

Date: 
Sun, 26 Jun 2016, 8:00am to 2:00pm

Amirtha Kidambi on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, June 15 to hear an exclusive interview with Amirtha Kidambi, organizer of the TONGUES series at ISSUE Project Room. Kidambi will talk about the upcoming edition of this concert series, which will take place on Saturday, June 18 at ISSUE Project Room, along with topics ranging from the influences of John and Alice Coltrane to her personal approach to curating concerts, South Indian music, and the philosophy of impovisation.

Date: 
Wed, 15 Jun 2016, 3:00pm to 3:40pm

Marc Ribot, Cooper-Moore, and Chad Taylor on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music at 3:00 PM on Monday, June 6 to hear three exclusive, back-to-back interviews with Marc Ribot, Cooper-Moore and Chad Taylor in anticipation of their performances at the upcoming Vision Festival. Topics of discussion will include the influence of jazz musician Henry Grimes, whose achievements will be celebrated at the festival, what it’s like to be a part of the Vision community, their own contributions to the Vision Festival and more.

Date: 
Mon, 6 Jun 2016, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

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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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