Sometimes Classical/ Oft Times Not

A trip to Knoxville Tennessee for the 2026 Big Ears Festival. Inspired by an amazing live performance of Brian Marsella's "iMAGiNARiUM", a multimedia spectacle with a unique assemblage of musicians with projections. 

James Bond, Que Sera Sera

A journey into the Bassoon and an interview with Michael Rabinowitz, a Jazz Bassoon player. More Bassoon music in one place than you thought existed!

Teyn Kuzma explains the bandura, an indigenous Ukrainian instrument with  55 strings that is like a marriage of a lute and a harp with sympathetic strings, which she will be playing at a fundraiser in Westport, CT, to support the Ukrainian people. 

An Interview with Maria Schneider, composer and conductor of the Maria Schneider Orchestra, a 16-piece Jazz orchestra. The premiere of a new work - "American Crow". Preceded and followed by my usual mix of all sorts of music

Not date specific - an "evergreen" show

A tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers with an interview with Greg Wall and Steve Davis, who are preparing for a concert this weekend at the Westport, CT Library. Then, on to other things!