Trailblazer Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker leading the way for black American musicians fleeing Jim Crow for Europe.
Mardi Gras
We celebrate Mardi Gras this week with Gal Costa and Bossa Nova and a sampling of others sure to please.
Multi-faceted Love
For the week of Valentine’s Day, a selection of songs that look at love from all different angles.
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On.
What’s Going On.
Winterreise
Music written for and about these deepest darkest days of winter in poetry, song and prayer.
Love
Love is dropping off, hate is gaining ground in the pop charts. Misery too on the rise. Let Adagio be your antidote!
Martin Luther King Jr.
Tangos of James Crabb and Susanna Moncayo. Also Alberto Iglesias, James Horner, and a tribute to the courage of Martin Luther King Jr.
Stories for the Long Winter Nights
Stories for the Long Winter Nights
The Torus
We are seeking the simplest possible scheme of thought that will bind together the observed facts. –Albert Einstein
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.
Winter Solstice
Music of the holidays.
Music Therapy
A few comments on the effectiveness of music on the brain, and then a lot of excellent brain soothing music.
Sarband and Fadia El-Hage
An 18th Century Middle Eastern musician visits Leipzig; Emily Jane Brontë in the 19th, finishing with music of the present.
Gratitude
The grace and wisdom of Tecumseh in the face of certain defeat.
Johnny Mercer
A brief sketch of the life and music of America’s great lyricist Johnny Mercer.
Cello Octet
A brief sampling of the sound of eight cellos, as composed by Johann Johannsson, Bernat Vivancos, and Joep Beving, above.
Leonard Cohen
Music of the Master, the Maestro, the Mystic from Montreal.
La Llarona
Maurice Chevalier, Antonio Vivaldi for openers on our way into a glimpse into Mexican folklore and song.
Gil Evans
A look back at the genius of arranger and composer Gil Evans.
When Autumn Sings
Music of a range of performers, songs of autumn that mimic the stillness of these autumn days.



















