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

December 07, 2012

10:00 PM
Fell Together
Artist : Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
Album : From South Africa to South Carolina
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10:05 PM
Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)
Artist : Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
Album : Bridges
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10:12 PM
OneTwoThree
Artist : Sonic Liberation Front
Album : Jetway Confidential
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10:21 PM
N/A
Artist : Sonic Sphere - Tacticle Unit
Album : WRTI in-studio performance
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10:31 PM
Uh Uh
Artist : Sonic Liberation Front
Album : Jetway Confidential
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10:51 PM
Speak Joy
Artist : David "Hotep" Middleton
Album : JetPack 1 EP
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11:07 PM
Peache
Artist : Baba Joe Bryant
Album : JetPack 1 EP
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11:16 PM
Parallelogram
Artist : Ben Goldberg
Album : Unfold Ordinary Mind
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11:19 PM
Study of the Blues
Artist : Ben Goldberg
Album : Subatomic Particals Homesick Blues
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11:57 PM
I Miss The SLA
Artist : Ben Goldberg
Album : Unfold Ordinary Mind
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12:08 AM
Ethan’s Song
Artist : Ben Goldberg
Album : Go Home
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12:15 AM
Scenes
Artist : FFEAR
Album : Mirage
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12:22 AM
Alloy
Artist : Steve Lehman Trio
Album : Dialect Flourescent
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12:34 AM
Eternal Interlude
Artist : John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Album : Eternal Interlude
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12:49 AM
Milissa Dance
Artist : Orchestra National De Jazz
Album : Shut Up and Dance
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1:00 AM
Unity 68
Artist : Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble
Album : Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble
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1:15 AM
Night Breed
Artist : Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Album : The Way of the Cipher
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1:36 AM
Inamorata and Narration By Conrad Roberts
Artist : Miles Davis
Album : Live Evil
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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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