The Apotheosis from Brazil, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Beloved throughout the northern and southern hemispheres, composer, pioneer and performer from Rio de Janeiro, “Tom.”
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Some of our recent programs:
Music of High Summer
The Best of High Summer in Song and Verse.
Mercedes Sosa
A collection of humanity’s finest for your careful consideration.
Two Moons!
Music, lore, song and poetry celebrating this month’s first and second full moon.
Hejira
Joni Mitchell’s sine qua non, Hejira, with notes to parse out a fuller picture of a magnificent work of art.
Viola da Gamba
Close quarter harmonies for the searing heat of July.
Etta Jones
Music of the little known Etta Jones with a mix of Huston Person her co-creator, and the artistry of recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder.
Ballads
A side-by-side comparison of Ballads by John Coltrane and the tribute album of the same name by Karrin Allyson. Give a listen. Check it out. It’s good. You might like it. You might really like it.
Come Away, O Human Child.
As we bid farewell to the beautiful month of June, we sample music drawn from literature.
The Glories of Summer’s Youngest Child, June.
The music of June and it’s most emblematic flower, lupines.
Methuselah
“Methuselah lived 900 years. But who calls that livin’ when no gal will give in, to no man what’s 900 years?”