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Lukas Ligeti on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music on Monday, June 1st, for an interview with composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti. Ligeti has established a large body of compositions often combining influences of jazz, contemporary classical, electronic, and world music. His work has been performed by a variety of premier ensembles, such as the London Sinfonietta, the Ensemble Modern, Kronos Quartet, and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He will be in our studio to talk about his music and thoughts. Listen!

Date: 
Mon, 1 Jun 2015, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Columbia Baseball Preemption Monday

Columbia University's Baseball Team has been at the NCAA Division I tournament in Florida this weekend. As of Sunday, May 31 at 10:20pm, they won their 4th game taking them into their 5th and last game of the tournament. This final game will be broadcast Monday, June 1 at 6:45pm. Jazz Alternatives will end early and normal programming will begin again with either 'Arts and Answer' or 'Caribe Latino.'

All updates will appear here as well as the @wkcrsports and @wkcrfm Twitter accounts as the information comes in.

Go Lions go!

Date: 
Mon, 1 Jun 2015, 6:45pm to 10:00pm

Celebrating Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau on Thursday Afternoon Classical

Thursday's Afternoon Classical will be dedicated exclusively to the renowned German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, in celebration of his birthday. Born on May 28, 1925 in Berlin, Germany, the late Fischer-Dieskau would have turned 90 on this day. An incredibly talented, versatile performer, Fischer-Dieskau brought his clear and iconic sound to a wide range of operas, lieder, oratorios, song cycles, and more in a myriad of languages and styles.

Date: 
Thu, 28 May 2015, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Rossini's Guillaume Tell on Saturday Night At The Opera

Don't miss Gioachino Rossini's massive Guillaume Tell. Other than its beloved overture, Rossini's final score is a monumental achievement that places extraordinary demands on every part of an opera house. This week's recording is a 2010 live performance of the original French edition with Antonio Pappano leading the orchestra and chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. The cast features Gerald Finley in the title role, Malin Bystrom, and John Osborn. Stepan Atamian hosts.


Date: 
Sat, 30 May 2015, 9:00pm to Sun, 31 May 2015, 1:00am

Terence Blanchard on the Musician's Show

Tune in Wednesday evening from 6-9 PM to hear this week's edition of the Musician's Show, where we will be joined by multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. Since he embarked on his solo recording career with his eponymous Columbia Records album in 1991, the New Orleans-born and -based artist has traveled many paths musically, including delivering adventurous and provocative acoustic jazz outings of original material, composing over 50 soundtracks and even, in 2013, debuting Champion: An Opera in Jazz.

Date: 
Wed, 27 May 2015, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Mark Dresser on Afternoon New Music

Tune in to Afternoon New Music, on Monday, May 25th from 3 to 6PM to hear an interview with bassist and composer Mark Dresser. Dresser has played in a variety of jazz and avant-garde contexts, having recorded records with John Zorn, Anthony Braxton, Anthony Davis, and many others. He has also released a number of records as a leader, as well as several explorations into the limits of solo bass performance. Dresser came in to our station last week to talk about his music and his upcoming residency at the Stone. Listen!

Date: 
Mon, 25 May 2015, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Marcus Belgrave Memorial Broadcast

We previously announced that the Marcus Belgrave Memorial Broadcast would be on May 25. We are now moving it to Tuesday, May 26. We will be continuing Big Band Sounds through Memorial Day, May 25. We apologize for the inconvience.

In remembrance of the great Marcus Belgrave who passed away today, May 24, WKCR is dedicating our jazz programming to the music of the trumpet legend Marcus Belgrave on May 26. We do this in both memory and celebration of the life of this ingenious musician.

Date: 
Tue, 26 May 2015, 12:00am to 9:00pm

Gnecchi's Cassandra and Haeffner's Electra on Saturday Night at the Opera

There are many operatic adaptations of episodes from the Oresteia (most famously Richard Strauss's Elektra), but we will explore the work through two lesser-known operas. Vittorio Gnecchi's Cassandra retells the murder of Agamemnon in verismo fashion to be understood within the context of other Italian composers such as Zandonai and Cilea. This work is paired with Johann Christian Haeffner's Electra.

Date: 
Sat, 23 May 2015, 9:00pm to Sun, 24 May 2015, 1:00pm

Memorial Day Weekend celebration of the Big Band Sound!

In keeping with the spirit of Memorial Day and with a many-years old tradition, WKCR will be dedicating all Jazz programming this Holiday Weekend exclusively to the Big Band Sound. This glorious event will begin on Saturday at 6pm during Traditions in Swing.

Saturday, May 23:
6-9pm Traditions in Swing

Sunday, May 24:
1-6am Jazz 'til Dawn
2-7pm Jazz Profiles

Date: 
Fri, 22 May 2015, 12:00pm to Mon, 25 May 2015, 9:00pm

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Upcoming Events

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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