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Ancient Future – the radio program
WPFW 89.3 FM, Washington, DC – Pacifica Radio in the Nation’s Capital (www.wpfw.org) One of the distinct pleasures of returning to the DC area has been WPFW, the area’s most creative radio station. I spent 18 years hosting programs … Continue reading
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THE Book for 2008
Jazz… oops Creative Music Book-Of-The-Year: A Power Stronger Than Itself By George Lewis ( University of Chicago Press) As trombonist-composer and now author George Lewis, Director of the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, describes … Continue reading
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The Adventures of Randy Weston pt. 2
This is Part 2 in our ongoing series of anecdotes from the book African Rhythms: the autobiography of Randy Weston, Composed by Randy Weston, Arranged by Willard Jenkins, forthcoming, published by Duke University Press. In one of the early chapters of … Continue reading
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New Orleans Diary: Delightful Diversions
As mentioned in the recent I.E. entry which marked the first installment in our ongoing series of anecdotes from the forthcoming book African Rhythms: the Autobiography of Randy Weston, Composed by Randy Weston, Arranged by Willard Jenkins, to be published … Continue reading
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African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston 1
THE ADVENTURES OF RANDY WESTON For the last several years I’ve been thoroughly immersed in the deep, broad and multi-faceted challenge of working with pianist-composer Randy Weston on his autobiography. I’m very happy to say that our book, African Rhythms: … Continue reading
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