Brian Charette
2023.01.09 Brian Charette on Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith didn't invent the electric organ but, for several decades at least, you wouldn't know it. The response to his Blue Note and Verve LPs in the [...]
2016.06.20 Brian Charette on Keith Emerson
Rebroadcast November 1, 2021.
Seventies prog: bloated arena rock or informed, impassioned, challenging music featuring blazing chops and mind [...]
2013.05.06 Brian Charette on Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, Roy Haynes
Rebroadcast February 15, 2021.
Starting at midnight tonight, a 24-hour memorial to Chick Corea on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR HD-1 and wkcr.org (all day Monday [...]
2011.08.01 Brian Charette on Weather Report with Jaco Pastorius
Rebroadcast Dec. 21, 2020.
#WKCR #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #BrianCharette #WeatherReport #EthelSmith #Jaco #JacoPastorius #Jazz #JazzInterview [...]
2018.05.15 Brian Charette on George Coleman
Rebroadcast August 17, 2020.
Jazz fans love to argue. Ask a question about any player to any 2 serious listeners and you’ll get a least 3 opinions. [...]