Author: Rosie
2019.09.16 David Virelles on Bud Powell
Rebroadcast February 14, 2022.
You know what's wrong with this country? We don't spend enough time talking about pianist Bud Powell. Well, this Monday [...]
2018.12.10 Melvin Gibbs on the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Rebroadcast January 3, 2022.
Melvin Gibbs is hearing things that I am not hearing yet. I know this from the choices he makes as a bassist, his work as a [...]
2014.04.28 Adam Rudolph on the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Rebroadcast December 13, 2021.
Let's keep the dance alive! The last episode of Deep Focus had us listening to live recordings of The Art Ensemble of [...]
2013.04.18 Daniel Sadownick on the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Rebroadcast November 29, 2021.
What is the Art Ensemble of Chicago? Are they a band or are they an omen, a signpost marking a new direction [...]
2017.10.02 Reggie Sylvester on Bern Nix
Rebroadcast November 15, 2021.
"You know, if we understand one question rightly, all questions are answered. But we don't know how to ask the right [...]
Melvin Van Peebles
The most interesting man in the world? You won’t find him in a beer commercial. Until yesterday, he lived right across the street from me. [...]
2018.07.23 Andy Caploe on Ed Blackwell
Phil Schaap's greatest achievement was not his astonishing command of the history of the Jazz idiom or his unrivalled radio programming or his grammy-winning [...]
Phil Schaap
Phil Schaap's greatest achievement was not his astonishing command of the history of the Jazz idiom or his unrivaled radio programming or his Grammy-winning [...]
2013.11.18 Jack DeSalvo on Ronald Shannon Jackson
Rebroadcast August 23, 2021.
Ronald Shannon Jackson's music was open source. It was not possible to play it correctly without bringing your own voice to [...]
2013.11.04 Melvin Gibbs on Ronald Shannon Jackson
Rebroadcast August 16, 2021.
This is part 2 of the rebroadcasts of the Ronald Shannon Jackson memorial broadcasts from 2013. Melvin Gibbs opens up about [...]