Deep Focus

Dec 11 2024 200 ep. 63 mins 28

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Host Mitch Goldman and his musician-guest explore rare archival recordings of one of the guest’s favorite artists.

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2024.11.25 Leon Gruenbaum on Burnt Sugar - 1 of 3

Dec 11 2024 61 mins

Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is renowned for "never playing anything the same way once." Drawing inspiration from Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago, in the words of founder Greg Tate, "Our player-ranks include known Irish fiddlers, AACM refugees, Afro-punk rejects, unrepentant beboppers, feminist rappers, jitterbugging doowoppers, fr

2017.04.17 Graham Haynes on Roy Haynes with Thelonious Monk - 2 of 2

Dec 01 2024 34 mins

The previous time Graham Haynes was the guest on Deep Focus, it was to celebrate his father Roy Haynes’s stunning contributions to Charlie Parker’s performances at Birdland. That alone would have been enough to earn Roy a place in the history books. Now, how about Roy with another wildly different innovator making Jazz history at another musical landmark? So who was the drummer

2017.04.17 Graham Haynes on Roy Haynes with Thelonious Monk - 1 of 2

Nov 24 2024 78 mins

The previous time Graham Haynes was the guest on Deep Focus, it was to celebrate his father Roy Haynes’s stunning contributions to Charlie Parker’s performances at Birdland. That alone would have been enough to earn Roy a place in the history books. Now, how about Roy with another wildly different innovator making Jazz history at another musical landmark? So who was the drummer

2010.12.13 Craig Harris on Sun Ra, Mingus - 2 of 2

Nov 17 2024 115 mins

What a treat! Listening to live recordings of Charles Mingus through the ears of the great trombonist and musical thinker Craig Harris. When Craig was coming up in the seventies, he was enthralled with what Mingus was doing; the daring and imagination were unmatched anywhere. This was a man in his moment. It's easy to see how this would have a bearing on who Craig Harris was to bec

2010.12.13 Craig Harris on Sun Ra, Mingus - 1 of 2

Nov 10 2024 60 mins

What a treat! Listening to live recordings of Charles Mingus through the ears of the great trombonist and musical thinker Craig Harris. When Craig was coming up in the seventies, he was enthralled with what Mingus was doing; the daring and imagination were unmatched anywhere. This was a man in his moment. It's easy to see how this would have a bearing on who Craig Harris was to bec

2024.10.14 Kenny Wessel on Badal Roy - 3 of 3

Nov 03 2024 57 mins

Here's another Ph.D. topic for you: Miles Davis vs. Ornette Coleman. Both blazingly original innovators lived most of their lives in Manhattan and they were roughly contemporaries (Miles was 4 years older) so they drew from the same talent pool to make up their bands. But across 30+ years of simultaneous bandleading and the hiring of dozens and dozens of sidemen, how many can you t

2024.10.14 Kenny Wessel on Badal Roy - 2 of 3

Oct 27 2024 61 mins

Here's another Ph.D. topic for you: Miles Davis vs. Ornette Coleman. Both blazingly original innovators lived most of their lives in Manhattan and they were roughly contemporaries (Miles was 4 years older) so they drew from the same talent pool to make up their bands. But across 30+ years of simultaneous bandleading and the hiring of dozens and dozens of sidemen, how many can you t

2024.10.14 Kenny Wessel on Badal Roy - 1 of 3

Oct 20 2024 64 mins

Here's another Ph.D. topic for you: Miles Davis vs. Ornette Coleman. Both blazingly original innovators lived most of their lives in Manhattan and they were roughly contemporaries (Miles was 4 years older) so they drew from the same talent pool to make up their bands. But across 30+ years of simultaneous bandleading and the hiring of dozens and dozens of sidemen, how many can you t

2024.09.16 Lewis Flip Barnes on William Parker - 3 of 3

Oct 13 2024 69 mins

Let's present an award: who would you say has been the most prolific artist on NYC's forward-looking music scene and who has contributed the most to its community? Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman's nominee: bassist William Parker. This Monday, Mitch and trumpeter Lewis "Flip" Barnes will put William Parker's music in Deep Focus. Will there be live, unreleased recordings from the WKCR

2024.09.16 Lewis Flip Barnes on William Parker - 2 of 3

Oct 06 2024 55 mins

Let's present an award: who would you say has been the most prolific artist on NYC's forward-looking music scene and who has contributed the most to its community? Deep Focus host Mitch Goldman's nominee: bassist William Parker. This Monday, Mitch and trumpeter Lewis "Flip" Barnes will put William Parker's music in Deep Focus. Will there be live, unreleased recordings from the WKCR