Tune in to Afternoon New Music this Monday, August 3rd, from 3-6PM to hear an interview with Matt Motel of the duo Talibam!. He will stop by to talk about the free jazz/experimental group and their upcoming performance at the Sound + Vision Festival on Monday night. Listen!
Amir ElSaffar on In All Languages --
On Monday August 3rd from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT on WKCR Jazz Alternatives, saxophonist, composer, and leader Eric Person and Mitch Goldman put Ornette Coleman's Prime Time in Deep Focus. Tune in for revelatory live recordings on WKCR 89.9 FM and online at https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/
Tune in at 9:00 PM on Sunday, August 2nd, to hear Dr. Hannah Star Rogers and Carla Stockton read their original literary works on Studio A. Hannah Rogers holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and is currently in the MFA program at Columbia University, where she teaches university writing. Currently, Hannah is in Arizona with a writing residency at Art Hub.
Tune in on Tuesday, August 4th as we celebrate the supposed 'real' birthday of one of the foundational figures of jazz, trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong. You may have heard our celebration on July 4th, which will be akin to this one, July 4th being the date Satchmo deemed and celebrated his birthday. We will be preempting all regular programming as we honor Pops with 24 hours of swing again.
This Sunday, WKCR's very own Cooper Lynn will be delving into the musical world of Pharoah Sanders, a titan among tenors. Having played with the likes of John Coltrane and Sun Ra, the latter of whom is responsible for the nickname 'Pharoah' (a mangling of the original Ferrell). It was after living in Oakland, CA and touring with Sun Ra that Sanders moved to New York City. He then began playing with Coltrane after he (Coltrane) heard his quartet with Billy Higgins, Wilbur Ware, and John Hicks live at the Village Gate.
Tune in on Thursday, July 30th, to hear an interview by WKCR programmer Kally Patz with Kiarán O’Reilly the cofounder of Irish Repertory Theater and the director of “The Weir,” by Conor McPherson. The play takes place over the course of an evening at a pub in the Irish countryside. Vying for the attention of a newcomer named Valerie, locals exchange ghostly stories over drinks. "The Wier" will be running at the DR2 Theater until September 6th.
Tune in tonight from 6-9 PM to hear guitarist, composer, arranger, vocalist, and songwriter extroardinaire Joel Harrison. Harrison was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2010, and has released over 16 albums as a leader since 1995. He is also a winner of the Jazz Composer’s Alliance Composition Competition, in addition to receiving awards and grants from Chamber Music America, Meet the Composer, the Flagler Cary Trust, NYSCA, New Music USA, and the Jerome Foundation.
Tune in to Afternoon Classical from 3:00-6:00 PM on Thursday July 30th for a special live in-studio interview with K. Scott Warren, organist, pianist, conductor, and composer. We will explore sacred music, discover some of Scott’s compositions, and WKCR Programmer Elisabeth Stam will speak with him about it all. Scott’s experience as a liturgical musician includes serving as Music Director or Interim Director at several Manhattan churches, including Immanuel Lutheran Church, Park Avenue United Methodist Church, and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera for a special feature on Metropolitan Opera legend Lucine Amara. With stunning musicality and remarkable technique, the Armenian-American soprano was a stalwart performer at the Met who sang leading roles ranging from Gluck to Britten (and everything in between) for over 40 years. Even at ninety, Ms. Amara remains active as the Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera. Ms. Amara also recently played La Duchesse de Krakenthorp in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment.
Sun Ra visits WKCR! Is he eating ice cream? Yogurt? Who knows?
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