Monthly Archives: July 2009

Ancient Future – the radio program 7/16/09

Posted on July 16, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Ancient Future is heard Thursdays on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio serving the Washington, DC metro area at 50,000 watts. Ancient Future is produced and hosted by Willard Jenkins… ARTIST TUNE ALBUM LABEL (3rd Thursday: Jazz in South … Continue reading →

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Congo Nation communes with the Gnawa

Posted on July 9, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Our April 2009 installment of The Independent Ear detailed a then-forthcoming project to take Donald Harrison’s Congo Nation to Morocco for the 12th annual Gnaoua & World Music Festival. Supported by a grant from USArtists International, the project which brought together … Continue reading →

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Ancient Future – the radio program 7/9/09 Playlist

Posted on July 9, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Ancient Future airs weekly on WPFW 89.3FM, Pacifica Radio serving the Washington, DC metro area at 50,000 watts. ARTIST TUNE ALBUM TITLE LABEL Pharoah Sanders Our Roots (Began in Africa0 Message From Home Verve The Best of … Continue reading →

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black jazz writers tell their story pt4

Posted on July 8, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Part four in our ongoing series of conversations with black jazz writers is with our first colleague from below the Mason-Dixon Line — Ron Wynn. An arts columnist and critic for the Nashville City Paper, Ron was also a frequent contributor to … Continue reading →

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Ancient Future – the radio program 7/2/09

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Ancient Future is part of the M-F Morning Jazz strip at WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio serving the Washington, DC metro area at 50,000 watts. Playlist selections are listed in the following order: ARTIST TUNE ALBUM TITLE LABEL Larry … Continue reading →