Deep Focus

2023.11.27 Tru Born Anthony Michael Peterson on finding the thread - 1 of 3

"Rock." "Jazz." "Classical." "Blues."  We rarely question the value of categorizing music.  These words are handy buckets to drop songs into: "I like this but I don't like that."  Occasionally, an artist will come along and smudge the lines between them and these are often the artists we celebrate on Deep Focus.  

 

Tru Born (a.k.a. Anthony Michael Peterson) takes this line of exploration quite a bit further.  He wants to know what was the human experience and the creative response to it that created that sort of music in the first place.  Looked at this way, why and how it became codified as a genre are less interesting than getting to the point of origin.  "Finding the thread," as Tru might say. 

Tru Born joins host Mitch Goldman on Deep Focus this Monday (11/27) from 6pm to 9pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org on the web.  Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

 

Photo credit: John Lee Hooker with diagram of the evolution of the blues, 1951 by Clemens Kalischer - fair use under Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act.

 

 #WKCR #JazzAlternatives #TruBorn #AnthonyMichaelPeterson #JohnLeeHooker #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman 

2017.01.17 Mark Peterson on Eberhard Weber - 3 of 3

Bassist Mark Peterson joins me tonight from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR (89.9FM and wkcr.org) in a Deep Focus on German bassist/bandleader Eberhard Weber. Weber is a wholly distinctive musical thinker. Hmmmm… what ELSE do he and Mark have in common? This one is going to be fun!

#WKCR #MarkPeterson #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzPodcast #JamesBloodUlmer #StanleyClarke #JohnnieJohnson

2017.01.17 Mark Peterson on Eberhard Weber - 2 of 3

Bassist Mark Peterson joins me tonight from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR (89.9FM and wkcr.org) in a Deep Focus on German bassist/bandleader Eberhard Weber. Weber is a wholly distinctive musical thinker. Hmmmm… what ELSE do he and Mark have in common? This one is going to be fun!

 

#WKCR #MarkPeterson #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzPodcast #JamesBloodUlmer #StanleyClarke #JohnnieJohnson

2017.01.17 Mark Peterson on Eberhard Weber - 1 of 3

Bassist Mark Peterson joins me tonight from 6pm to 9pm on WKCR (89.9FM and wkcr.org) in a Deep Focus on German bassist/bandleader Eberhard Weber. Weber is a wholly distinctive musical thinker. Hmmmm… what ELSE do he and Mark have in common? This one is going to be fun!

 

#WKCR #MarkPeterson #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzPodcast #JamesBloodUlmer #StanleyClarke #JohnnieJohnson

2023.10.09 Matthew Shipp on Albert Ayler - 3 of 3

There is a point at which the usefulness of language ends.  You are simply not going to be able to express in words the sense of awe that you feel when creation overwhelms you but you always know when someone else is feeling it, too.  In this moment you will find pianist Matthew Shipp and others who admire saxophonist Albert Ayler.  

Albert Ayler died at age 34 in 1970 and to this day his life feels more like an ellipsis or a question mark than a complete sentence.  So much undone.  And yet, just months before he died, he threw down an exclamation point.  There were 2 performances at a glorious shrine to Modernism, La Fondation Maeght in the south of France, that stated who Albert Ayler was and how he believed music could convey the ineffable.  Do we have recordings of this performance?  It’s Deep Focus; of course we do!  

Matthew Shipp joins Mitch Goldman this Monday (10/9) from 6 pm to 9 pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org on the web.  Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

Photo credit: no publishing information available.  

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #AlbertAyler #MatthewShipp #MattShipp #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast 

 

2023.10.09 Matthew Shipp on Albert Ayler - 2 of 3

There is a point at which the usefulness of language ends.  You are simply not going to be able to express in words the sense of awe that you feel when creation overwhelms you but you always know when someone else is feeling it, too.  In this moment you will find pianist Matthew Shipp and others who admire saxophonist Albert Ayler.  

Albert Ayler died at age 34 in 1970 and to this day his life feels more like an ellipsis or a question mark than a complete sentence.  So much undone.  And yet, just months before he died, he threw down an exclamation point.  There were 2 performances at a glorious shrine to Modernism, La Fondation Maeght in the south of France, that stated who Albert Ayler was and how he believed music could convey the ineffable.  Do we have recordings of this performance?  It’s Deep Focus; of course we do!  

Matthew Shipp joins Mitch Goldman this Monday (10/9) from 6 pm to 9 pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org on the web.  Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

Photo credit: no publishing information available.  

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #AlbertAyler #MatthewShipp #MattShipp #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast 

 

2023.10.09 Matthew Shipp on Albert Ayler - 1 of 3

There is a point at which the usefulness of language ends.  You are simply not going to be able to express in words the sense of awe that you feel when creation overwhelms you but you always know when someone else is feeling it, too.  In this moment you will find pianist Matthew Shipp and others who admire saxophonist Albert Ayler.  

Albert Ayler died at age 34 in 1970 and to this day his life feels more like an ellipsis or a question mark than a complete sentence.  So much undone.  And yet, just months before he died, he threw down an exclamation point.  There were 2 performances at a glorious shrine to Modernism, La Fondation Maeght in the south of France, that stated who Albert Ayler was and how he believed music could convey the ineffable.  Do we have recordings of this performance?  It’s Deep Focus; of course we do!  

Matthew Shipp joins Mitch Goldman this Monday (10/9) from 6 pm to 9 pm NYC time on WKCR 89.9FM, WKCR-HD and wkcr.org on the web.  Next week it goes up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/

Photo credit: no publishing information available.  

#WKCR #JazzAlternatives #AlbertAyler #MatthewShipp #MattShipp #DeepFocus #MitchGoldman #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast 

2023.09.25 Henry Threadgill on John Gilmore and Von Freeman - 3 of 3

"Easily Slip Into Another World," Henry Threadgill's recent memoir, is required reading for a full appreciation of tonight's Deep Focus.  It reveals the roots, the rich harvest, and the hidden, dark corners of a vibrant, creative life.  The prose is plainspoken and forthright but the content is absolutely mind-expanding.  No one of Threadgill's explosively expressive generation has laid bare the inspirations for his art as Threadgill does here.  

- What was it like to talk with John Coltrane? (surprising answer!).  

- And what about Duke Ellington? (astonishing answer!).

- What experiences, musical and other, shaped you as a creative person? (kaleidoscopic answers!).

- What really happened to you guys in Viet Nam? (hideous, bewildering answers).

- How distinctive was the music scene in Chicago as you were coming up? 

 

This last question brings us to tonight's Deep Focus.  Henry Threadgill joins host Mitch Goldman for an exploration of two of his great inspirations: saxophonists John Gilmore and Von Freeman.  And will the WKCR archives yield unheard wonders?  Only one way to find out!

 

This Monday (9/25) 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: no publishing information available. 

 

#WKCR  #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #HenryThreadgill #MitchGoldman #VonFreeman #JohnGilmore #SunRa #JazzRadio #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast 

 

2023.09.25 Henry Threadgill on John Gilmore - 2 of 3

"Easily Slip Into Another World," Henry Threadgill's recent memoir, is required reading for a full appreciation of tonight's Deep Focus.  It reveals the roots, the rich harvest, and the hidden, dark corners of a vibrant, creative life.  The prose is plainspoken and forthright but the content is absolutely mind-expanding.  No one of Threadgill's explosively expressive generation has laid bare the inspirations for his art as Threadgill does here.  

- What was it like to talk with John Coltrane? (surprising answer!).  

- And what about Duke Ellington? (astonishing answer!).

- What experiences, musical and other, shaped you as a creative person? (kaleidoscopic answers!).

- What really happened to you guys in Viet Nam? (hideous, bewildering answers).

- How distinctive was the music scene in Chicago as you were coming up? 

 

This last question brings us to tonight's Deep Focus.  Henry Threadgill joins host Mitch Goldman for an exploration of two of his great inspirations: saxophonists John Gilmore and Von Freeman.  And will the WKCR archives yield unheard wonders?  Only one way to find out!

 

This Monday (9/25) 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: no publishing info available.

 

#WKCR  #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #HenryThreadgill #MitchGoldman #VonFreeman #JohnGilmore #SunRa #JazzRadio #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast 

 

2023.09.25 Henry Threadgill on John Gilmore - 1 of 3

"Easily Slip Into Another World," Henry Threadgill's recent memoir, is required reading for a full appreciation of tonight's Deep Focus.  It reveals the roots, the rich harvest, and the hidden, dark corners of a vibrant, creative life.  The prose is plainspoken and forthright but the content is absolutely mind-expanding.  No one of Threadgill's explosively expressive generation has laid bare the inspirations for his art as Threadgill does here.  

- What was it like to talk with John Coltrane? (surprising answer!).  

- And what about Duke Ellington? (astonishing answer!).

- What experiences, musical and other, shaped you as a creative person? (kaleidoscopic answers!).

- What really happened to you guys in Viet Nam? (hideous, bewildering answers).

- How distinctive was the music scene in Chicago as you were coming up? 

 

This last question brings us to tonight's Deep Focus.  Henry Threadgill joins host Mitch Goldman for an exploration of two of his great inspirations: saxophonists John Gilmore and Von Freeman.  And will the WKCR archives yield unheard wonders?  Only one way to find out!

 

This Monday (9/25) 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/

 

#WKCR  #JazzAlternatives #DeepFocus #HenryThreadgill #MitchGoldman #VonFreeman #JohnGilmore #SunRa #JazzRadio #JazzInterview #JazzPodcast