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Thinking about Coleman Hawkins...
It took me a long to time to find Coleman Hawkins but only a moment to realize that he was the master. Here is Coleman late in his career, hip as ever, careening through a sweet, boozy blues. The back… more →
Bop and Beyond
The Time Of The Season
gtra1n wrote 1 week ago: What’s your idea of holiday music? For a lot of people, it’s this: That may be the worst … more →
Thinking about Coleman Hawkins...
bopandbeyond wrote 4 weeks ago: It took me a long to time to find Coleman Hawkins but only a moment to realize that he was the maste … more →
Stretch takes a minute to reminisce
Gasface wrote 1 month ago: Walking back from a shooting in Harlem, we bumped into Stretch Armstrong, right in front of WKCR (!) … more →
Radio Coltrane
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angryelvis wrote 2 months ago: Photo by William Claxton, 1960 Today is one of my favorite days of the year: WKCR’s annual Joh … more →
The Smithsonian salutes The President, Lester Young -- plus a fabulous on-line Pres Mix-Tape:
bopandbeyond wrote 3 months ago: Smithsonian Magazine has a great article up about Lester Young’s centennial, how important it … more →
Happy Birthday, Lester Young!
bopandbeyond wrote 3 months ago: Today marks the centennial of Lester Young’s birth. WKCR is doing a multi-day tribute broadcas … more →
Lawrence Lucie passes away (1907-2009)
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bopandbeyond wrote 4 months ago: Lawrence Lucie has passed away at the age of 102 — he was the last remaining link to the earli … more →
Rashied Ali passes away...
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bopandbeyond wrote 4 months ago: Rashied Ali was the anchor of many of jazz’s most death-defying musical experiments. He was we … more →
Notes on Passing
gtra1n wrote 4 months ago: Most of the column inches will go to the passing of Merce Cunningham, and deservedly so, as Cunningh … more →
NOTES FROM SAM: CLARINETITIS
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jazzlives wrote 6 months ago: That’s Leroy (Sam) Parkins, musician, man of letters, raconteur, observer, and frequent contri … more →
We Interrupt Our Regular Programming
gtra1n wrote 7 months ago: WKCR, the world’s greatest radio station, is five days into their glorious celebration of the … more →
WKCR's Benny Goodman Festival: Celebrating 100 years of the "King of Swing"
bopandbeyond wrote 7 months ago: WKCR, 89.9 FM in NYC, is celebrating the centenary of Benny Goodman’s birth with a multi-week … more →
Happy Birthday, Duke Ellington!
bopandbeyond wrote 7 months ago: WKCR is hosting their annual 24hr Duke Ellington birthday broadcast. It’s on until midnight so … more →
Harris Eisenstadt On WKCR 4/8
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improvisedcommunications wrote 8 months ago: Photo by Peter Gannushkin Drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt will host this week’s edition of … more →
Harris Eisenstadt In April
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improvisedcommunications wrote 8 months ago: Photo by Peter Gannushkin After a four-week residency in March at IBeam with his nonet, Woodblock Pr … more →
People said his brain was infected by devils: new song (plus a few other freebees) from Cage
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Tenacious Lee wrote 10 months ago: The new track, “Nothing Left to Say,” produced by El-P, will be part of Cage’s new … more →
Todd Coolman, on Perfect Strangers, and Jazz Education (and Live Tonight on WKCR)
philipb1961 wrote 11 months ago: Todd Coolman, the journeyman jazz bassist and director of the jazz program at Purchase College (SUNY … more →
WKCR's Freddie Hubbard Memorial Broadcast (12/30/08-01/01/09)
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bopandbeyond wrote 11 months ago: WCKR radio in NYC will be running a 24hr+ tribute to Freddie Hubbard starting at noon today and runn … more →
Wale- UK Freestyle, Demo
grilledsteeze wrote 11 months ago: Wale spittin some verses for those across the pond. lyrics are on point over some jazzy goodness fro … more →
