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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September 14, 2012

10:00 PM
Song For Bobby Smith
Artist : Gil Scott Heron
Album : Winter in America
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10:05 PM
Prayer
Artist : Hannibal Lokumbe
Album : Children of the Fire
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10:10 PM
Mother’s Land
Artist : Hannibal Lokumbe
Album : Angels of Atlanta
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10:38 PM
Act 1: The Drum And The Cross: The Middle Passage
Artist : Hannibal Lokumbe
Album : African Portraits
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10:44 PM
From Hannibal’s ’Can You Hear God Crying’
Artist : Hannibal Lokumbe and Valerie Gay
Album : Studio performance (WRTI)
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11:05 PM
Angels of Atlanta
Artist : Hannibal Lokumbe
Album : Angels of Atlanta
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11:41 PM
956
Artist : Odean Pope Quartet
Album : Fresh Breeze
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12:09 AM
Revealing True Identity
Artist : Bobby Zankel’s Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
Album : Demo
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12:26 AM
I Can Explain
Artist : Rachelle Ferrell
Album : Individuality (Can I Be)
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1:17 AM
Ma Voila Seul
Artist : Rachelle Ferrell
Album : Live in Montreux 91-97
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1:26 AM
Will You Remember
Artist : Rachelle Ferrell
Album : Individuality (Can I Be)
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1:38 AM
Afro Blue
Artist : John Coltrane
Album : Live in Seattle
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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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