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. [...]
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