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This page last updated November 7, 2024

Free Jazz Drummer & Percussionist Marc Edwards and his band, Slipstream Time Travel, are known for their innovative approach to Free Jazz. From November 2, 2024. Listen to the whole show: MP3 - 128K or  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ellen Christi a Jazz vocalist, composer, sound designer, and arranger joins us to talk about Cereal Music—a spoken word collaboration with William Parker. From October 26, 2024. Listen to the whole show: MP3 - 128K or  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Thomas Hutchings is a Grammy-nominated saxophonist, music producer, and creative professional who has performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, while scoring music for short films and recording for film and television. From October 19, 2024. Listen to the whole show: MP3 - 128K or  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Phillip Johnston A saxophonist, composer and arranger of both jazz and new music, Phillip has been a significant figure in the underground music scene of New York’s downtown since the beginning of the 1980s. From July 13, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Pianist, composer, & bandleader Mara Rosenbloom has been called “a whole hearted poet of the piano,” – she is a builder & a synthesist; a fiercely lyrical composer & improviser (All About Jazz). From July 6, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Joe Brent is a versatile and innovative mandolinist who explores various musical genres and styles with his group 9 Horses. From June 29, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Saxophonist / composer Welf Dorr will present his new quartet record 'So Far So Good' and other music. From June 22, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Paula Henderson is a baritone saxophonist and composer and a prolific session musician. From June 8, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

New York City jazz saxophonist Alan Braufman has enjoyed newfound worldwide success with the reissue of his 1975 debut album, Valley of Search, and his 2020 album, The Fire Still Burns. From June 1, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Based in Paris, Théo Girard is a bass player and composer with his own record label who loves to travel the world to discover the artists who bring creative music to life. From May 4, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Weasel Walter (first name, last name) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser best known for leading the seminal punk-jazz/no-wave/brutal-prog band The Flying Luttenbachers. From April 13, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

David Haney is a remarkable pianist with a wealth of new ideas, and the ability to communicate those ideas to a wide audience. From April 6, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sarah Bernstein is a violinist, composer, improviser, vocalist, and poet based in NYC. From March 23, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The award winning human and baritone sax ace Claire Daly is back for the Clairathon....anything could happen. From March 16, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Amazing human and baritone saxophone player Claire Daly joins us for the Clairathon, the yearly WFMU fun-raiser. From March 9, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Representatives of the Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber join us to talk about upcoming shows and their first vinyl release. From March 2, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Musician/Multi-Disciplinary Artivist/Event Curator/Journalist Rose Tang only allows one label, “Tiananman Massacre survivor.”. From February 24, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Derrik Jordan is a musician, composer and the producer and host of The World Fusion Show, a show that features interviews and video clips of World Fusion composers and musicians. From February 10, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Fred Moten, cultural theorist, poet, and scholar, lives and works in New York City. His recent projects include a poetry collection, Perennial Fashion Presence Falling and a record album, Fred Moten/Brandon López/Gerald Cleaver. From February 3, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Anna Webber is a flutist, saxophonist, and composer whose interests and work live in the aesthetic overlap between avant-garde jazz and new classical music. From January 27, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Bonnie Kane and John Loggia are a duo of master improvisors burning through the realms of noise, psych, free jazz, and avantgarde, bringing you out of your brain and into your heart where the sound is felt and does it’s most needed work…. From January 20, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Shelley Hirsch, a Vocal Artist, Performer, Composer, Storyteller, Interdisciplinary Artist has been pushing boundaries with her unique vocal art and performance work, drawing on her life experiences, her memory, her vivid imagination for decades. From January 13, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly stops by to yak. From January 6, 2024. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Rent Romus is an Emmy award winning saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, music producer, and community activist who currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. From December 30, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Huda Asfour, a musician and biomedical engineer, transcends boundaries in her work. Her musical journey began in conservatories in Tunisia and Palestine, culminating in collaborations worldwide. From December 23, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The enigmatic TJ Milan saxophonist and more. From December 16, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

WFMU welcomes back On Ka’a Davis for more conversation and a set of live music both in solo and in duo with our esteemed host, Dave Sewelson. New releases to announce from Davis as both a leader and in collaborations. Recent book too! From December 2, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Wayne Horvitz, composer, pianist, and electronic musician is in NYC for a Stone residency from November 29 thru December 2 joins us for an afternoon of music and conversation. From November 25, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Hans Tammen is just another worker in rhythms, frequencies and intensities. For this show he'll bring his favorite (and obscure) recordings of the German Jazz Avantgarde, and talk about growing up in Germany playing Jazz in the 70s and 80s. From November 18, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Drummer, composer, and poet William Hooker joins us to talk about his latest release, Flesh and Bones. The album marks his third full length effort for Org Music, following “Big Moon” (2021) and “Symphonie of Flowers” (2019). From November 4, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Robert Pepper and Alex Lozupone discuss the legacy and impact left behind by David Tamura, who passed earlier this year on June 23, and listen to a wide breadth of his musical recordings. From October 28, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Tenor and soprano saxophonist, improviser and composer Catherine Sikora was first electrified by the sound of air vibrating in a metal tube when, as a child, she heard the wind playing tones and overtones in a metal gate. From October 21, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

By the time alto saxophonist Bobby Zankel moved to Philadelphia in 1975 he had already been part of free-jazz innovator Cecil Taylor’s “Unit Core Ensemble,” and had earned accolades from Jazz Times and Downbeat magazines. From October 7, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jeff Pearring - An artist whose focus is on pairing different line-ups dedicated to the expression of emotion through sound, to share a musical journey. From September 23, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Live from the Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival at Prime Produce at 424 West 54th St NYC featuring performances by Toadal Package and Pain Exchange. From September 9, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Special Broadcast live from the Main Drag! Improvised Music @ the Main Drag. From July 29, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Alex Greene’s keyboard work was a distinctive feature in the original Reigning Sound, but his curiosity takes the Memphian far beyond garage rock:. From July 15, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Kenny Warren is a trumpet player and composer who has been active on the scene in New York since 2006. From July 8, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Tracie Morris is a poet, performance artist, vocalist and writer from Brooklyn New York and Iowa City, IA. From July 1, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Improvisers Stephen Gauci-sax, Jeong Lim Yang-bass, James Paul Nadien-drums and Kevin Shea-drums join us to spin discs, improvise and talk about the Improvised Music Series at the Main Drag on Wednesdays in Williamsburg. From June 24, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jen Shyu  is a multilingual vocalist, composer, producer, educator, dancer, theater maker, multi-instrumentalist. Che Chen is a creative musician and multi-instrumentalist interested in the overlapping fields of intuitive music. From June 17, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Patricia Brennan is a vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer. Melanie Dyer performs and composes in creative, improvised and through-composed music spheres. Devin B Waldman is a saxophonist, composer and music producer. From June 10, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Mike Reed is a musician, composer, bandleader and arts presenter based in Chicago and Patricia Nicholson is founder of Arts For Art and Vision Festival, dancer, poet and activist, eddy kwon is a violinist, vocalist, and interdisciplinary artist. From June 3, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Marc Edwards is what they call a powerhouse drummer. He has played and recorded with artists such as Cecil Taylor, Charles Gayle, and David S. Ware. From May 27, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Nora Stanley is a New York-based saxophonist and composer whose interests and work live at the intersection of composed and improvised music as well as acoustic and electronic music. From May 6, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly is back again! From April 29, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ellery Eskelin plays the tenor saxophone. From April 22, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

BRANDON LOPEZ is a NEW YORK CITY based bassist and composer who’s work is a syncretism of disparate styles and musical processes used to extend and transgress the vocabulary of the double bass. From April 15, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sally Gates is a New Zealand musician and composer based in New York. Her avant-rock trio, Titan to Tachyons recently released their second album Vonals through John Zorn’s Tzadik records. From April 8, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Pat Irwin has spent over 4 decades pushing the boundaries of popular music with his soundtracks for some of the most recognized and popular shows in television including Dexter: New Blood, Nurse Jackie, Bored To Death and scores for animation. From March 25, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

David Haney presents a new record label - Cadence Media Records. Historical and new releases featuring Julian Priester, Roswell Rudd, Buell Neidlinger, David Haney, Gunter Hampel, and many more. From March 18, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly is back to harass Dave and his audience, including a sneak preview of a new recording. Come laugh with us, listen to great music, and while we're at it, we'll ask you for money, but you'll feel like it's just a regular show. From March 11, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Israeli born and raised trombonist and composer Reut Regev has been out in the New York scene creating and exploring music for over 20 years. Catch her March 8th at the Rahway Public Library, and March 30th at ibeam in Brooklyn. From March 4, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

John Pietaro is a writer, poet, percussionist and front person of the Red Microphone. His latest book and the band’s latest album, “A Bleeding in Black Leather”, are being launched on Feb 28 at Pangea. From February 25, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Mara Rosenbloom - With an interest in building community by encouraging honest expression and interactive dialogue through music - human connection has been a focus of Rosenbloom's work throughout the past decade. From February 18, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Steve Holtje has been running legendary indie record label ESP-Disk' for a decade, and has been in the music business since 1990 as performer, journalist, publicist, and label manager. From February 11, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Kevin Ramsay is a composer, producer, recording/mixing/mastering/sound engineer, and musician on several critically acclaimed international albums. From February 4, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Alex Greene is a musician, anthropologist, and writer based in Memphis, TN. His musical work encompasses many genres, including garage rock, jazz, exotica, electronic soundscapes, musique concrète, and soundtracks for film. From January 28, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Daro Behroozi is a multi-instrumentalist who performs, records, composes and arranges with the brass band Lucky Chops, as well as in Iranian, Arabic, and improvised music groups based in NYC. From January 21, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Joseph Bowie, trombonist and founder of the punk/funk supergroup Defunkt. He believes in FUNK and music that makes people move with the creative flavor of the Avant-garde always injected and promotes freedom and fight against injustice in his lyrics. From January 14, 2023. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Cornetist Stephen Haynes returns for a linked two-part conversation about Bill Dixon, his music and visual art, and Haynes' own music. This is in support of Haynes' January 10th performance at the closing of The Art of Counterpoint exhibition at Zürcher. From December 31, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of present-day jazz greats. A multi-GRAMMY®-nominated saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer. From December 17, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sandy Ewen is an experimental guitarist, artist and architect based in Brooklyn NY, Ewen's guitar playing playing is centered around found objects and extended techniques. From December 10, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Douglas Ewart, Oliver Lake and Stephen Haynes join us to talk about The Art of Counterpoint, 8 Musicians Make Art now on display at Zürcher Gallery in New York City until January 10. From December 3, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Nick Lyons is an improvising alto saxophonist and composer from New York City. Settled in Brooklyn in 2005. He performs as a leader of eponymous trio with John Wagner and Pete Swanson. From November 19, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

William Hooker (drummer,composer and poet) joins us to talk about his upcoming performance of "The Silver Fleece" at Roulette on November 13. From November 12, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Che Chen has been an energetic presence in NYC’s experimental underground as a band leader, improviser and show organizer since moving here in the early 2000s. From November 5, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Chris Welcome is a guitarist, composer, and electronic musician based in Brooklyn, NY. From October 29, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Grammy nominated music veteran reed player Jay Rodriguez has been an important artist in NYC's sonic and creative tapestry. From October 22, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Robin Holcomb announces a return to recording after a long hiatus with One Way or Another, Vol. 1 out Oct. 14 on Westerlies Records. From October 15, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Chris Cochrane is a songwriter and guitarist who has been playing in New York since the 1980s . From October 1, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sir Frank London is a Grammy-award winning trumpeter-composer and co-founder of the Klezmatics. He has worked with everyone from Itzhak Perlman to Iggy Pop. From September 19, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

In an excursion from the low end, Dave welcomes back fellow NYC baritonist Claire Daly, but this time they will be focusing on their favorite alto saxophonists. Get high w Dave and Claire. From September 17, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Tracie Morris is a poet, vocalist, scholar and sound artist from Brooklyn NY. From September 10, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

For pioneering NYC composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Kitty Brazelton, music is personal, and the personal is universal. The irrepressible Brazelton has always championed music’s power to unite—across genre, across tradition, across language. From July 9, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ahmed Abdullah is a trumpeter, composer, and educator, was a prominent member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, currently leads the band Diaspora, is the Artistic Director of Sista's Place and teaches at the New School. From July 2, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Atmospheric Music Sound Sculptor In Residence and Experimental Music Artist, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells is a free jazz bass player, ambient music noise artist and improvisational avant garde jazz musician. From June 25, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Robert Dick has utterly dispensed with preconceptions about what a flutist should sound like and what a flutist should play. From June 11, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

George Cartwright is a Minnesota-based composer, performer, bandleader, producer and musical collaborator, with a prolific career spanning over 30 years. From May 28, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

gabby fluke-mogul is a New York based improviser, composer, & educator. From May 21, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Baritonists Dave Sewelson and Claire Daly get sewious about music. No horsing around this time. Don't miss the fun. Low notes rule the world, but we will surprise you with some high tones, too. From May 14, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

I'm so psyched to do this with Dave, my meditation buddy from so many years ago. Aram Bajakian is a guitar player who lived in New York for just over a decade but has been based in Vancouver for the past 9 years. From May 7, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Saxist Chad Fowler and drummer Steve Hirsh are half of a 4tet with pianist Eri Yamamoto and bassist William Parker. Their new album, Sparks, was/will be released on Mahakala Music the day before this broadcast. From April 30, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Dafna Naphtali is a singer/instrumentalist/electronic-musician who composes/performs experimental, interactive electro-acoustic music, drawing on a wide-ranging musical background in jazz, classical, rock and near-eastern music. From April 2, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Composer and pianist David Haney, and multi instrumentalist, Dave Storrs, present a revolutionary way to explore improvised music. The music from today's selections was recorded live from the amazing “Sound Shack,” in Corvallis, Oregon – the room that is. From March 26, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Cooper-Moore is a composer-improviser, instrumentalist, designer and builder of musical instruments, and music educator, living and working in New York City. From March 19, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sachal Vasandani is recognized for his singular voice, with a tone and unique phrasing that mark him as one of the most compelling artists on the scene today. From March 12, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Since moving to New York in 2002, Sam Sadigursky continues to make a mark as both a leader and sideman across a broad spectrum of musical landscapes. From March 5, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Antonin Fajt is a pianist, composer and electronic musician from the Czech Republic, based in New York. Born in a family of musicians, he got started early in improvising and writing music. From February 26, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly returns to the show to share the view from the low end of life. From February 5, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Sara Schoenbeck visits the show to talk about inspirations and approaching improvisation from the double reeds chair. From January 29, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Detroit-bred, New York City-based songstress Felice Rosser plays dub and soul. Rosser’s voice is dark and smooth like molasses. She’s also a wicked bass player. From January 22, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Moscow born, three-time Grammy Award winning acoustic and electric bassist, composer and arranger, Boris Kozlov has been on New York and international jazz scenes for the past 35 years. From January 15, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

California native Michael Vatcher, now residing in Amsterdam, quickly progressed from hitting household furniture to taking vibraphone and snare drum lessons as a child. Now he is a world renowned drummer. From January 8, 2022. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Paul Shapiro, saxophonist/composer is best known for his recordings on John Zorn’s Tzadik label. From December 15, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said, “My hat’s off to her... already she’s found her own voice.”. From December 11, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Known for his spirited, highly imaginative, and innovative piano technique, Joel Futterman is an internationally recognized veteran pioneer into the frontiers of spontaneous, improvised music. From December 4, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Andrew Lamb a.k.a. The Black Lamb uses saxophones, flutes, clarinet, oboe, and woodwind instruments from various indigenous societies. From November 27, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

A native of Los Angeles, drummer-percussionist-composer Alex Cline has been a mainstay on the creative music scene in that city for almost forty years. From November 20, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ann Klein plays guitar and mandolin and other things with strings. From November 13, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Douglas Ewart returns to talk about his science, instrument making, and visual arts and its relationship to sound. From November 6, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Kaleigh Wilder is an improviser and sound sculptor. From October 30, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Once mentored by Elvin Jones, Chicago-based drummer Jimmy Bennington celebrates over a quarter of a century in the music field... From October 23, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Joe McPhee is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, conceptualist, and theoretician. From October 16, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Damon Smith is a master of bowed bass and well versed in the various incarnations of Jazz and free improvisation getting around playing with a wealth of international musicians. From October 9, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

John Dikeman is an American saxophonist currently residing in Amsterdam. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources, John’s playing runs the gamut of improvised music and technique. From October 2, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

New York baritone saxophonist Claire Daly returns to Dave Sewelson's show for some rollicking fun, celebrating the life of John Coltrane and George Garzone (who both have birthdays on Sept 23rd), and some other notable artists.. From September 25, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Perhaps best known as a composer, improviser, sculptor and maker of masks and instruments, Douglas R. Ewart is also an educator, lecturer, arts organization consultant and all around visionary. From September 18, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Patrick Holmes from Austin,Texas. Clarinetist primarily self taught but has studied with Sabir Mateen,Andriy Milavsky and Connie Crothers. From September 11, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

David Haney is a remarkable pianist with a wealth of new ideas, and the ability to communicate those ideas to a wide audience. Haney studied composition for six years with the great Czech composer, Tomas Svoboda. From September 4, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jim Clouse is a saxophonist, drummer and recording engineer who landed in New York in 1976. He has performed with and recorded a multitude of NY area musicians. His Brooklyn based Park West Studios has been there for 24 years. From August 28, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

In this visit, Tracie Morris goes deep into the 1970s archives to chat and play sides of interactions between spoken word and lush music. From July 31, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Kevin Corcoran is a Bay Area based drummer and percussionist who also works with field recording, sound installation and video. From July 24, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Allan Chase is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and college educator. He has performed jazz and improvised music since 1974. He studied ethnomusicology at Tufts University where he wrote a book-length thesis on the music of Sun Ra. From July 17, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

On Ka’a Davis emerged onto the scene of modern creative music makers perhaps being recognized at first by his recordings with the Don Ayler Septet. Davis guitared with the Sun Ra Arkestra leaving his contribution to the band with recordings and concerts. From July 10, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The Brooklyn-based noise-jazz violinist Sana Nagano often finds herself at the center of the storm. As other instruments crash and careen around her, her assuredly melodic violin works to ground and stabilize the overall sound. From July 3, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Chad Taylor (b. 1973) is a composer, educator, percussionist and scholar who is a co-founder of the Chicago Underground ensembles. From June 26, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Nick Gianni is a multi-instrumentalist who began performing at the age of 15 as an accompanist for an Avant Garde Dance troupe. From June 19, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jim Ryan is a multi-instrumentalist born of the Jazz tradition focusing on flute and saxophone. He began playing in Paris, France in the late sixties during the Free Jazz boom. From June 12, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist Marty Ehrlich is celebrating over 40 years in the nexus of creative music centered in New York City. From June 5, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez is a singer/composer based in Brooklyn, New York. Born into a family of musicians, music was Raina’s first language and it runs deep within her veins. From May 29, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. From May 22, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Aron Namenwirth is a Brooklyn guitarist. His current associates in crime include: Daniel Carter, Luisa Muhr, Ayumi Ishito, Eric Plaks, Yutaka Takahashi, Zach Swanson, and Jon Panikkar in a group called Playfield. From May 15, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Ambassador of Jazz, freeform jazz artist, drummer and vocalist Bobby Kapp is an international treasure. From May 1, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Tomeka Reid is a cellist, composer, and improviser who founded the Chicago Jazz String Summit - happening April 30 & May 1, with performances by jazz, improvising, and experimental string players. From April 24, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Since the mid-seventies, Ellen Christi has steadily gained ground as an important contributor to American improvised music and contemporary jazz. From April 17, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Saco Yasuma is a Japanese-born, New York-based composer, lyricist, singer, keyboardist, percussionist and former saxophonist. Her musical experience is wide-ranging. From March 27, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

It's a Drummer Stream Party! From March 20, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly is a top baritone sax player from NYC. She is a working bandleader, teacher/clinician and hired gun. From March 13, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Anaïs Maviel is a New York based vocalist, percussionist, multi-instrumentist expanding the power of music as a healing & transformative act. From March 6, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Thomas Sayers Ellis co-founded The Dark Room Collective (1989) and Heroes Are Gang Leaders (2014), a Free Jazz literary band of musicians and writers who were awarded the American Book Award for Oral Literature in 2018. From February 27, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Rachel Housle is a drummer, percussionist, vocalist, and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Drawn both to improvising and playing music with a strong sense of groove, her performance career spans a wide range of styles. From February 20, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City. From February 6, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Judith Insell is an improvising violist, orchestral musician, as well as an experienced arts educator and administrator. From January 30, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Gerald Cleaver is one of the New York jazz scene’s leading drummer and composers, who covers a wide range of stylistic ground. From January 23, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Dave Storrs, multi instrumentalist and founder of Louie Records and pianist David Haney present improvised music recorded at the amazing Sound Shack in Corvallis, Oregon in addition to recordings by Daivd Haney which feature amazing artists. From January 9, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Nik Francis is a drummer based in the Washington DC area. He has also performed as a soloist, incorporating electronics and percussion. Visit http://topology.bandcamp.com/ to hear Nik’s music. From January 2, 2021. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Karen Borca is the only Bassoonist who has made a mark in Avant-Garde Jazz and Free Jazz. From December 26, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Lisa Sokolov is a NYC based inspirational singer, composer and educator. Her devotion to singing as a path is contained within her newly published book “Embodied VoiceWork: Beyond Singing”. From December 19, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Mike McGinnis is a musical explorer unbound by stylistic barriers; unwaveringly individual, curious, and open-minded. From December 12, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jamie Saft is a virtuoso pianist, keyboardist/ multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer living in Upstate New York. He has collaborated with an eclectic variety of notable artists. Saft leads the New Zion Trio and the Jamie Saft Trio and Quartet. From December 7, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Amirtha Kidambi is an NYC based composer-performer, improviser, educator, activist and organizer invested in counter-hegemonic music and political work. From December 5, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Cecilia Lopez is a composer, musician and multimedia artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina currently based in New York. From November 28, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

David Haney “One of the most inventive pianists in the USA…”–Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery. From November 21, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Brandon Lopez is a New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz, free improvisation, noise and new music. From November 14, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Angelo Branford is a guitar player, composer and educator leading and participating in many types of musical aggregations. From November 7, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Mark Dresser is a Grammy nominated, internationally renowned bass player, improviser, composer, and interdisciplinary collaborator. From October 31, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Composer/Violinist/Violist Jason Kao Hwang explores the vibrations and language of his history. From October 24, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Amy Denio ~ Seattle's Avant Goddess. From October 17, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jamal Moore, Baltimore saxophone player and Coppin State professor’s bracing avant-garde music pushes emotional and technical boundaries. From October 10, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Chad Fowler - Saxophonist & label founder coming from southern R&B & free jazz. From October 3, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Kirk Knufke - “One of modern jazz’s most skilled navigators of the divide between inside and outside, freedom and swing" From September 26, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jean Carla Rodea is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist and musician. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. From September 19, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Indofunk Satish - Firebird slide trumpet and electronics. From September 5, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

James Brandon Lewis is a critically acclaimed saxophonist, composer, recording artist and educator. From August 29, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Amina Claudine Myers, Pianist, Organist, Vocalist, Composer, Master Improvisationalist, Actress and Educator. From August 8, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly takes time out from her busy pandemic isolation to shoot the breeze with Dave, in this feel-good hit of the summer. From August 1, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Alan Braufman is an alto saxophonist from NYC releasing his first album in forty-five years. From July 25, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Michael Wimberly is a composer, percussionist, educator, and music producer based in Harlem, New York and teaching at Bennington College. From July 18, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Frank Meadows is a bassist, keyboardist composer/songwriter, improvisor and organizer from North Carolina, currently based in Brooklyn. From July 11, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Cheryl Pyle, a serious musician pondering creativity in the new world order. From June 27, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Alex Harding, baritone sax, plays from the depths of his soul. From June 20, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Elinor Speirs, Improviser, composer, painting interpreter, interartist - happiest when it’s riskiest. From June 13, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Dave Ross is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and educator. From June 6, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

James Jabbo Ware and his iconic Me We Them Orchestra recordings. Also a few unreleased live concert gems will be aired. From May 30, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Paul Austerlitz's contrabass / bass clarinet artistry grows from his ethnomusicological research. From May 23, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Hill Greene Plays Bass. From May 16, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Noa Fort, vocalist, pianist, improviser, songwriter and music therapist from Brooklyn/Tel Aviv. From May 9, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Nabaté Isles a Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, born and raised in New York City. From May 2, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

AVA MENDOZA is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. From April 25, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jen Baker, Improviser and collaborator, straddling the weird and delirious. From April 11, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

The music of Puerto Rican guitarist and composer Federico Balducci can be described as a mixture of classical and ambient music with unusually intricate harmonies. From April 4, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Angela Morris and Anna Webber. From March 28, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Claire Daly returns to the show to tell all. From February 22, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Andrew Drury--drummer, composer/improviser, Soup & Sound founder, Ed Blackwell mentee, activist, traveler, and facilitator of cultural exchange. From February 15, 2020. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

JD Parran is thrilled to be on the show as he prepare for November 7 Interpretations with Harlem Reunion and Elevated Moon . From October 26, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Jaime Branch. From October 12, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Rodney"Godfather Don"Chapman, you ARE the music!..can you dig it? From October 5, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Arnold Hammerschlag - Sailing Neptune's Waters. From September 28, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Adam Caine - Guitars and synths, jazz, improvised music and outsider pop songs. From September 21, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Michael Moss - "powerful, amazing, unique, genuinely creative music." Ron J. Pelle. From September 14, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.

Briggan Krauss. From September 7, 2019. Listen to the whole show:  Pop-up player!. See the playlist.