Deep Focus

2023.06.12 Vijay Iyer on McCoy Tyner - 2 of 3

Yes, I am starting to see the pattern!  Vijay Iyer has joined Mitch Goldman for Deep Focus programs on Andrew Hill, Thelonious Monk, and Geri Allen.  This Monday the lens turns to McCoy Tyner.  Do you see what I see?  

 

You will this Monday night from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.

 

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

 

Photo credit: McCoy Tyner - Keystone Korner 1981 - Photo by Brian McMillen - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

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2023.06.12 Vijay Iyer on McCoy Tyner - 1 of 3

Yes, I am starting to see the pattern!  Vijay Iyer has joined Mitch Goldman for Deep Focus programs on Andrew Hill, Thelonious Monk, and Geri Allen.  This Monday the lens turns to McCoy Tyner.  Do you see what I see?  

 

You will this Monday night from 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.

 

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

 

Photo credit: Mccoy Tyner 1973_gh Copyright 1973 Gisle Hannemyr - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

 

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2023.05.29 William Parker on Don Cherry and Billy Bang - 3 of 3

William Parker has perhaps done more than any musician alive to spread understanding and support for open improvised music.  More than that, he is a bassist, bandleader, and conceptualist of the highest order.  The sheer volume of projects (including the upcoming Vision Festival) that he commits energy to is simply daunting and the list of noted improvisers he has played with is practically a who's who of the idiom.

 

So which of them are we going to focus on?  You'll have to tune in to find out but trust me: you are going to be a fly on the wall with William and me for some heavy, heavy business!

 

This Monday 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.  Next week it goes up on the podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

 

Photo credit: William Parker by Jimmy Katz, used by permission of William Parker, williamparker.net.

 

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2023.05.29 William Parker on Don Cherry and Billy Bang - 2 of 3

William Parker has perhaps done more than any musician alive to spread understanding and support for open improvised music.  More than that, he is a bassist, bandleader, and conceptualist of the highest order.  The sheer volume of projects (including the upcoming Vision Festival) that he commits energy to is simply daunting and the list of noted improvisers he has played with is practically a who's who of the idiom.

 

So which of them are we going to focus on?  You'll have to tune in to find out but trust me: you are going to be a fly on the wall with William and me for some heavy, heavy business!

 

This Monday 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.  Next week it goes up on the podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

 

Photo credit: William Parker by Jimmy Katz, used by permission of William Parker, williamparker.net.

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #WilliamParker #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast #FreeJazz #JazzImprov #VisionFest 

2023.05.29 William Parker on Don Cherry - 1 of 3

William Parker has perhaps done more than any musician alive to spread understanding and support for open improvised music.  More than that, he is a bassist, bandleader, and conceptualist of the highest order.  The sheer volume of projects (including the upcoming Vision Festival) that he commits energy to is simply daunting and the list of noted improvisers he has played with is practically a who's who of the idiom.

 

So which of them are we going to focus on?  Are we going to push our luck one more time in the WKCR archives to try to find a live set from the legendary Five Spot of William playing with the mighty Don Cherry?  A set William himself has never heard?  CAN IT BE?!  Ttrust me: you are going to be a fly on the wall with William and me for some heavy, heavy business!

 

This Monday 6p to 9p NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.  Next week it goes up on the podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

2023.05.08 Mark Whitfield on Wes Montgomery - 3 of 3

When the centennial of an artist as singular and inventive and influential and expressive as Wes Montgomery passes, one Deep Focus is not enough.  Several weeks ago, Rodney Jones brought us a whole new appreciation for Wes.  Can Mark Whitfield do it again?     

 

This Monday (5/8), Mark takes a deep dive into the WKCR archives on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  Not only are we going to play some never-released live recordings from the NYC nightlife of 1965, but what about that supposed recording of Wes playing alone in a hotel room?  Talk about crypto-jazzology, right?!

 

This Monday (5/8) 6p to 9p EDT on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.

 

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/ and your favorite podcasting app.

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #WesMontgomery #MarkWhitfield #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzGuitar #JazzPodcast

 

Photo credit: Wes_Montgomery_ Photo first published by Gibson. According to NPR, the photo was taken by Chuck Stewart., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

 

2023.05.08 Mark Whitfield on Wes Montgomery - 2 of 3

When the centennial of an artist as singular and inventive and influential and expressive as Wes Montgomery passes, one Deep Focus is not enough.  Several weeks ago, Rodney Jones brought us a whole new appreciation for Wes.  Can Mark Whitfield do it again?     

 

This Monday (5/8), Mark takes a deep dive into the WKCR archives on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  Not only are we going to play some never-released live recordings from the NYC nightlife of 1965, but what about that supposed recording of Wes playing alone in a hotel room?  Talk about crypto-jazzology, right?!

 

This Monday (5/8) 6p to 9p EDT on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.

 

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/ and your favorite podcasting app.

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #WesMontgomery #MarkWhitfield #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzGuitar #JazzPodcast

 

Photo credit: Wes_Montgomery_(1967) Published by A&M Records. Photographer uncredited and unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

2023.05.08 Mark Whitfield on Wes Montgomery - 1 of 3

When the centennial of an artist as singular and inventive and influential and expressive as Wes Montgomery passes, one Deep Focus is not enough.  Several weeks ago, Rodney Jones brought us a whole new appreciation for Wes.  Can Mark Whitfield do it again?     

 

This Monday (5/8), Mark takes a deep dive into the WKCR archives on Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus.  Not only are we going to play some never-released live recordings from the NYC nightlife of 1965, but what about that supposed recording of Wes playing alone in a hotel room?  Talk about crypto-jazzology, right?!

 

This Monday (5/8) 6p to 9p EDT on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org.

 

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/ and your favorite podcasting app.

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #WesMontgomery #MarkWhitfield #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzGuitar #JazzPodcast

 

Photo credit: Wes_Montgomery_ Photo first published by Gibson. According to NPR, the photo was taken by Chuck Stewart., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

2023.05.01 Daniel Sadownick on Andrew Cyrille - 3 of 3

This Monday  (5/1) Jazz Alternatives presents Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus on Andrew Cyrille with guest Daniel Sadownick.  

Take a stroll through Andrew Cyrille's discography.   The range of his work across the last 60+ years is practically gasp-inducing.  Admire How many of the hundreds of sessions that he has anchored in that time represent the leader's best works.  Weigh the sense of anticipation you feel when you see him taking the bandstand, the certainty that you are about to be led through a quarter that no one has ever visited before, not even him.  This is a musician of great consequence.  
 
Percussionist Daniel Sadownick knows a thing or two about the transformational power of music.  He studied with Cyrille and will share his first-person insight with us.  

Hey, did anyone remember to check the WKCR archives for astonishing, unknown live recordings?  Oh yes, we did.  Oh yes!

Monday night from 6pm to 9pm EDT on WKCR 89.9FM in NYC, WKCR-HD, and wkcr.org.

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com joining hundreds of other episodes.  

Photo credit: Andrew Cyrille by Shawn Brackbill, Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #AndrewCyrille #DanielSadownick #MitchGoldman #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #CecilTaylor 

2023.05.01 Daniel Sadownick on Andrew Cyrille - 2 of 3

This Monday  (5/1) Jazz Alternatives presents Mitch Goldman's Deep Focus on Andrew Cyrille with guest Daniel Sadownick.  

Take a stroll through Andrew Cyrille's discography.   The range of his work across the last 60+ years is practically gasp-inducing.  Admire How many of the hundreds of sessions that he has anchored in that time represent the leader's best works.  Weigh the sense of anticipation you feel when you see him taking the bandstand, the certainty that you are about to be led through a quarter that no one has ever visited before, not even him.  This is a musician of great consequence.  
 
Percussionist Daniel Sadownick knows a thing or two about the transformational power of music.  He studied with Cyrille and will share his first-person insight with us.  

Hey, did anyone remember to check the WKCR archives for astonishing, unknown live recordings?  Oh yes, we did.  Oh yes!

Monday night from 6pm to 9pm EDT on WKCR 89.9FM in NYC, WKCR-HD, and wkcr.org.

Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com joining hundreds of other episodes.  

Photo credit: Andrew Cyrille by Shawn Brackbill, Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

 

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #AndrewCyrille #DanielSadownick #MitchGoldman #JazzRadio #JazzPodcast #JazzInterview #CecilTaylor