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Ben LANZ is a trombonist and composer who plays with The National and Beirut; Kris Allen is a sax player, bandleader and educator. They play trippy-groove instrumentals, in-studio. (episode)
Bass player and songwriter Michael Olatuja and his band bring their cinematic Afrobeat sound to the studio with songs from 'Lagos Pepper Soup', a tribute to Lagos, London, and New York. (episode)
The National surprises; a gothic turn for rapper 070 Shake; and Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca. Plus, David Cieri’s new score to an old film, and lap-tapping guitarist Yasmin Williams. (article)
German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers mess around with the insides and outsides of our piano, sampling and crafting live sounds into inventive electronic dancey minimalism, in-studio. (episode)
Carlos Simon has become one of classical music’s most eloquent and visible chroniclers of the Black American experience, drawing on jazz, R&B, and gospel music. He plays in-studio. (episode)
This week, Nas turns 50; Mitski finds love in an inhospitable land; Sufjan Stevens wonders if he’ll find love anywhere. (article)
Singer Nellie McKay’s songs hearken to pre-Elvis pop and maybe even Tin Pan Alley, all delivered with charm and intimate appeal. She plays new songs on both piano and ukulele, in-studio. (episode)
Pathos Trio (percussionists Marcelina Suchocka, Felix Reyes, and pianist/composer Will Healy) combines contemporary classical with dark & heavy sounds. They play new works, in-studio. (episode)
The Stones, still rolling; Yungchen Lhamo’s global prayer for kindness; Allison Russell confronts her demons; and sax player James Brandon Lewis's tribute to Mahalia Jackson. (article)
Listen to a set by jazz guitar legend Bill Frisell, together with Luke Bergman, recorded live at the 2023 New York Guitar Festival in the Greene Space. (episode)