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

October 26, 2012

10:00 PM
The Bottle/Guan Guanco
Artist : Gil Scott Heron
Album : Winter in America
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10:20 PM
Phrygian Trois
Artist : Odean Pope Trio
Album : Odean Pope Three
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10:55 PM
7-UP
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Play Out Loud
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11:05 PM
Miss You
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Play Out Loud
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11:22 PM
Izenzon
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Of Alien Feelings
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11:33 PM
Pair of Jacks
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Of Alien Feelings
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11:44 PM
Maaahh
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Cosmic Miles
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11:56 PM
Dawn of the Shore
Artist : G. Calvin Weston
Album : Cosmic Miles
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12:08 AM
Sanctuary
Artist : Billy Cobham/Colin Towns & HR Big Band
Album : Meeting Of The Spirits: A Celebration Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra
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12:18 AM
Celestial Terrestial Computers
Artist : Billy Cobham/Colin Towns & HR Big Band
Album : Meeting Of The Spirits: A Celebration Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra
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12:21 AM
Crosscut and Rip
Artist : Ned Rothenberg Double Band
Album : Parting
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12:35 AM
Module 45
Artist : Nik Bartsch’s Ronin Live
Album : Nik Bartsch's Ronin Live
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12:48 AM
Module 22
Artist : Nik Bartsch’s Ronin Live
Album : Nik Bartsch's Ronin Live
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1:03 AM
Farafina
Artist : Lionel Loueke
Album : Heritage
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1:10 AM
NuBop
Artist : Matthew Shipp
Album : NuBopq
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1:15 AM
Brooklyn
Artist : Victor Wooten
Album : Words and Tones
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1:21 AM
Brooklyn
Artist : Victor Wooten
Album : Words and Stone
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1:34 AM
Enlightenment
Artist : Graham Haynes
Album : The Griots Footsteps
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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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