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Sabah Memorial Broadcast on Middle-Eastern Influences

Tune in to Middle-Eastern Influences tonight at 12am as we will commemorate the life and work of the lebanese artist and singer Sabah who passed away earlier this week at the age 87 years old.

Sabah was born in 1927 and soon aquired a major role in the movie and music scene of the Arab World. Known as the "Diva" she recorded more than 3,500 songs and was one of the first female singers to perform outside of the Arab World, in Paris or New York.

Date: 
Fri, 28 Nov 2014, 12:00am to 1:00am

Arthur Kampela on Nueva Cancion y Demas and Som do Brasil

Tune in this Wednesday at 10pm to listen to a live performance and interview with Arthur Kampela and guests. Born in Brazil, Kampela is currently a Professor in the Music Department at Columbia University and recipient of the 2014 Guggenheim Award for Creative Arts. On Nueva Canción y Demás, he will present his avant-garde works and for Som do Brasil, his version of Bossa Nova. Here's the line-up for Nueva Cancíon (live performer in parenthesis):


Date: 
Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 10:00pm to Thu, 27 Nov 2014, 1:00am

Live Constructions: Lea et Leila live at ABC No Rio

Tune in to Live Constructions this Sunday, November 23, for the broadcast of a live set by electro-acoustic duo Lea et Leila. The duo is made up of Lea Bertucci on bass clarinet and Leila Bordreuil on cello, who perform improvised music through the use of extended techniques and experimental amplification. We captured one of their performances at ABC No Rio last month, and we will be airing the performance in its entirety tonight. Listen!

Date: 
Sun, 23 Nov 2014, 10:00pm to 11:00pm

Zakir Hussain’s Music on In All Languages

Tune in to In All Languages this Sunday at 11pm as we will focus on the career of Zakir Hussain. Born in 1951 to Ustad Alla Rakha, a legendary Tabla player himself, Zakir Hussain studied prodigiously and began touring at the age of 11. Now known as one of the greatest Tabla players in the world, he has taught music at Princeton University and Stanford, and has collaborated with some of the greatest musicians of all time. During this show, we will explore several parts of his career, from his earliest recordings with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma to his original compositions.

Date: 
Sun, 23 Nov 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 24 Nov 2014, 2:00am

Bach Festival 2014

WKCR announces our annual Bach Festival. For the ten-day period from December 22 through New Year's Eve at midnight, WKCR (89.9 FM, 89.9 HD1, and wkcr.org) will dedicate all broadcasting to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Date: 
Mon, 22 Dec 2014, 10:00pm to Wed, 31 Dec 2014, 11:59pm

Oedipus der Tyrann on Saturday Night at the Opera

Other than his gargantuan Carmina Burana, German composer Carl Orff is practically forgotten. Yet his contributions to opera were enormous. Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera to hear his opera Oedipus der Tyrann. With text by Friedrich Hölderlin, Oedipus presents the tragedy as an austere amalgam of opera, theater, and ritual. Ferdinand Leitner conducts an all-star cast (Gerhard Stolze, Fritz Wunderlich, and Astrid Varnay) in this 1959 recording.

Date: 
Sat, 22 Nov 2014, 9:00pm to Sun, 23 Nov 2014, 1:00am

Tonight on Late City Edition

Tune in to WKCR tonight at 9pm for October's collaboration with the Advanced Consortium for Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4). Peter Coleman interviews José Pascal da Rocha, a professor of conflict resolution at Columbia. Pascal spent the 90s and early 2000s going on peacekeeping missions and serving as a mediator and advisor everywhere from Afghanistan to Somalia. Pascal discusses his experiences in the field and explains how paper-based role-playing games have helped him solve huge and seemingly intractible real-world problems.

Date: 
Tue, 18 Nov 2014, 9:00pm to 9:30pm

Jazz Profiles: A Survey of Jazz in Japan

Tune in to Jazz Profiles this week for one of the most comprehensive surveys of Japanese jazz music to be broadcast in the US. The survey will be chronological and focused on the music itself. Starting from the 1930s, each musical period will be examined through one musician or arranger's work. Join us to hear the sounds of Akiyoshi Toshiko, Shiraki Hideo, Umezu Kazutoki and many others.

Date: 
Sun, 23 Nov 2014, 2:00pm to 7:00pm

Musicians Show Featuring Akiko Yano

Akiko Yano, Japanese jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist, will be our guest on this week's Musicians Show. Yano, who has recorded in Japan and the US, has performed with musicians across many genres and cultures during her nearly 40 year career. These musicians include including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Charlie Haden, the Chieftans, and Peter Erskine. Tune in to hear her discuss her influences, inspirations and what its like to work with performers across cultures and genre boundaries.

Date: 
Wed, 19 Nov 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Coleman Hawkins Birthday Broadcast

This Friday, November 21, tune into WKCR for our Coleman Hawkins birthday broadcast! As one of the first renowned jazz tenor saxophonists, Hawkins helped to establish the instrument as essential to the genre, especially for soloists. Hawkins' warm tone and signature vibrato, along with his melodic and technical virtuosity, made him a pivotal influence on future generations of jazz pioneers.

Date: 
Fri, 21 Nov 2014, 12:00am to 11:59pm

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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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