The Bridge

Friday, 10 pm to 2 am (Saturday morning)

J. Michael Harrison presents his award-winning blend of jazz that takes you from the mainstream to the edge of the art. Rarely heard artists are played with regularity, as is a dash of jazz poetry.

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Playlist

January 04, 2013

10:00 PM
A Toast ToThe People
Artist : Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
Album : From South Africa to South Carolina
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10:07 PM
God Bless The Child
Artist : Hamid Drake and Joe McPhee
Album : EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: A REAL STATEMENT OF FREEDOM
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10:11 PM
So Spiritual
Artist : Dave Burrell and Leena Conquest
Album : Dave Burrell Plays His Songs featuring Leena Conquest
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10:29 PM
DownFall
Artist : Dave Burrell
Album : Momentum
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10:54 PM
Caravan
Artist : Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown
Album : Recital
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11:21 PM
Brother to Brother
Artist : Dave Burrell and David Murray
Album : Brother to Brother
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10:34 PM
Ensifera
Artist : Dave Burrell and Silke Eberhard
Album : Darlingtonia
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11:58 PM
Suspension
Artist : Dave Burrell and Billy Martin
Album : Consequenes
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12:07 AM
The Balance
Artist : Dave Holland Quintet
Album : Extended Play Live at Birdland
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12:31 AM
Jetway Confidential #3, For Sun Ra
Artist : Sonic Liberation Front
Album : Jetway Confidential
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12:42 AM
Giant Steps
Artist : Mars Apes
Album : Mars Apes
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12:49 AM
The Roots Run Deep
Artist : Ben Tyree/BT3
Album : re:Vision
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1:00 AM
Rivalry
Artist : Rez Abbasi
Album : Continuum
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1:07 AM
Where
Artist : Spectrum Road
Album : Spectrum Road
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1:20 AM
Mirage
Artist : Billy Cobham
Album : Palindrome
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1:34 AM
Lonely Woman
Artist : Bryon Morris
Album : Unity, A Retrospective
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1:45 AM
Rejuvenation
Artist : Sam Rivers
Album : Inspiration
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1:54 AM
Got-Zilla (Off My Back)
Artist : Lucky Thompson
Album : Everybody Oughta Have One
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The Bridge
3:29 pm
Fri May 18, 2012

Danny Kramer and Francesca Gershwin on The Bridge

Tonight, host J. Michael Harrison features the tale of Two Dannys and a Francesca. It's an interview with painter Danny Simmons during the 11 pm hour, and then a conversation with jazz pianist Daniel Kramer and singer Francesca Gershwin, grand-niece of George Gershwin. Listen in on a live performance and a chat.

WRTI Spotlight
10:09 am
Fri April 20, 2012

Interview with Composer Muhal Richard Abrams

WRTI's J. Michael Harrison interviews composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist Muhal Richard Abrams about his collaboration with Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound. The project features work commissioned by Abrams in the "Free Jazz" medium; his work compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces. You can hear the interview in the video below.

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