The Jazz Spectrum
Interview: Jorge Castillo
An interview with Cuban poet, writer, journalist, and dissident, Jorge Castillo.
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Professors on Music: Yosvany Terry
Yosvany Terry is a lecturer in the Harvard Music Department, director of the Harvard Jazz Bands, and a Grammy nominee.
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Professors on Music: Ingrid Monson
Professor Ingrid Monson is the Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music and Professor of African and African American Studies.
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"A Pure Fantasy:" Randy Wong on Exotica…
Randy Wong is an exotica and jazz musician whose works are regularly featured on national programs such as NPR. He leads the exotica group, The WAITIKI 7, which has recently produced two chart-topping albums Adventures in Paradise and New Sounds of Exotica. Their work will be featured in Thursday’s broadcast.
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Songs of Satchmo: Celebrating Louis Armstrong 50…
Join the Jazz Spectrum on May 5th and May 6th from 6am-1pm for the Orgy in tribute.
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Protest Jazz Broadcast
Including jazz created during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, such as "Alabama," John Coltrane's response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by the KKK which killed four African-American girls, as well as more recent works, such as Terence Blanchard's "Breathless," a response to the last words of Eric Garner: "I can't breathe," this is the Protest Blues playlist, broadcasted on June 10th. The revolution will not be televised.
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The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and…
On Sunday October 20, 2019, the Chick Corea Trilogy—pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade—returned to Boston during their 2019 world tour, this time playing in Symphony Hall in a concert organized by the Celebrity Series of Boston.
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Braxton Cook Delivers His Best at the Red Room
On a rainy Wednesday night, Berklee’s Red Room at Cafe 939 is packed full with the conservatory’s own eager students along with those from neighboring schools, waiting excitedly to hear saxophonist, singer, and songwriter Braxton Cook.