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2026.06.08 Vijay Iyer on Alice Coltrane - 2 of 3

July 05, 2026 6:06am 1:04

The moment you invoke the name of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, the widow of John Coltrane, you open a door into other ways of understanding.  She was part of her husband's last working band, but after his death, an...

2026.06.08 Vijay Iyer on Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda- 1 of 3

June 28, 2026 10:09am 1:02

The moment you invoke the name of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, the widow of John Coltrane, you open a door into other ways of understanding.  She was part of her husband's last working band, but after his death, an...

2026.05.25 Michael Veal on Miles Davis - 3 of 3

June 21, 2026 6:03am 1:00

When they go deep, we go deeper.     We have been thinking about Miles Davis in anticipation of his centennial (May 26).  How about we explore a dark corner of his vast touring history, his so-called "Lost Quintet"?  We ...

2026.05.25 Michael Veal on Miles Davis - 2 of 3

June 14, 2026 7:15pm 1:03

When they go deep, we go deeper.     We have been thinking about Miles Davis in anticipation of his centennial (May 26).  How about we explore a dark corner of his vast touring history, his so-called "Lost Quintet"?  We ...

2026.05.25 Michael Veal on Miles Davis - 1 of 3

June 07, 2026 6:11am 1:02

When they go deep, we go deeper.     We have been thinking about Miles Davis in anticipation of his centennial (May 26).  How about we explore a dark corner of his vast touring history, his so-called "Lost Quintet"?  We ...

2026.04.27 Melvin Gibbs on Fela Kuti - 3 of 3

May 31, 2026 6:05am 1:04

Fela Kuti has been the subject of at least half a dozen documentaries, a Broadway play, a shelf of books, and at least one richly lauded podcast series.  It's hard to imagine a time when Fela would have been considered a...

2026.04.27 Melvin Gibbs on Fela Kuti - 2 of 3

May 24, 2026 5:45pm 1:05

Fela Kuti has been the subject of at least half a dozen documentaries, a Broadway play, a shelf of books, and at least one richly lauded podcast series.  It's hard to imagine a time when Fela would have been considered a...

2026.04.27 Melvin Gibbs on Fela Kuti - 1 of 3

May 17, 2026 6:08am 1:01

Fela Kuti has been the subject of at least half a dozen documentaries, a Broadway play, a shelf of books, and at least one richly lauded podcast series.  It's hard to imagine a time when Fela would have been considered a...

2026.03.16 William Hooker and Ahmed Abdullah on Old and New Dreams - 3 of 3

May 10, 2026 6:06am 59 min

Throw away the map.  Now, how are you going to find your way to your destination?  You will probably find many more answers than you may have thought you'd find when you were looking at that folded-up piece of paper.    ...

2026.03.16 William Hooker and Ahmed Abdullah on Old and New Dreams - 2 of 3

May 03, 2026 6:21am 1:08

Throw away the map.  Now, how are you going to find your way to your destination?  You will probably find many more answers than you may have thought you'd find when you were looking at that folded-up piece of paper.    ...

2026.03.16 William Hooker and Ahmed Abdullah on Old and New Dreams - 1 of 3

April 26, 2026 6:17am 1:06

Throw away the map.  Now, how are you going to find your way to your destination?  You will probably find many more answers than you may have thought you'd find when you were looking at that folded-up piece of paper.    ...

2026.03.02 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - part 2 with Ethan Singer - 3 of 3

April 19, 2026 6:08am 1:06

This episode of Deep Focus has been decades in the making.  Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman started DJing Monday nights at WKCR in 1985.  At that time, he alternated Mondays with fellow WKCR programmer Ethan Singer.  Mitch...

2026.03.02 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - part 2 with Ethan Singer - 2 of 3

April 12, 2026 5:20am 58 min

This episode of Deep Focus has been decades in the making.  Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman started DJing Monday nights at WKCR in 1985.  At that time, he alternated Mondays with fellow WKCR programmer Ethan Singer.  Mitch...

2026.03.02 Eric Person on Eddie Harris - part 2 with Ethan Singer - 1 of 3

April 05, 2026 6:10am 1:04

This episode of Deep Focus has been decades in the making.  Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman started DJing Monday nights at WKCR in 1985.  At that time, he alternated Mondays with fellow WKCR programmer Ethan Singer.  Mitch...

2026.02.16 Steve Slagle on Charlie Haden - 3 of 3

March 29, 2026 11:13am 1:05

The music, the people playing it, and the audience are all in a state of total oneness.  It's a spontaneous improvisation as delicate as an eggshell.  You're almost afraid to breathe lest this moment dissolve, and we are...

2026.02.16 Steve Slagle on Charlie Haden - 2 of 3

March 22, 2026 6:08am 1:06

The music, the people playing it, and the audience are all in a state of total oneness.  It's a spontaneous improvisation as delicate as an eggshell.  You're almost afraid to breathe lest this moment dissolve, and we are...

2026.02.16 Steve Slagle on Charlie Haden - 1 of 3

March 15, 2026 5:54am 1:03

The music, the people playing it, and the audience are all in a state of total oneness.  It's a spontaneous improvisation as delicate as an eggshell.  You're almost afraid to breathe lest this moment dissolve, and we are...

2026.01.19 Mazz Swift on Butch Morris - 3 of 3

March 08, 2026 6:04am 1:01

Improvisation is considered a high art form for an instrumentalist, but what about for a composer?  Is it even possible to create a piece of music for an ensemble, and to hear it performed in real time?  How would you go...

2026.01.19 Mazz Swift on Butch Morris - 2 of 3

March 01, 2026 11:43pm 1:07

Improvisation is considered a high art form for an instrumentalist, but what about for a composer?  Is it even possible to create a piece of music for an ensemble, and to hear it performed in real time?  How would you go...

2026.01.19 Mazz Swift on Butch Morris - 2 of 3

March 01, 2026 11:09am 1:07

Improvisation is considered a high art form for an instrumentalist, but what about for a composer?  Is it even possible to create a piece of music for an ensemble, and to hear it performed in real time?  How would you go...

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