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| WKCR-FM Presents THE CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL WKCR-FM TO AIR 192-HOUR MARATHON BROADCAST, INCLUDING A 120-HOUR CELEBRATION OF THE CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL: THE CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 (Midnight-Midnight): LESTER YOUNG BIRTHDAY BROADCAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 (Midnight-Midnight): Potpourri of Lester Young and Charlie Parker Recordings SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 (Midnight) to THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (Midnight): CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (Midnight-Midnight): BEYOND BIRD, a celebration of Charlie Parker's continuing impact on the world of music, art, and poetry. WKCR-FM: 89.9 FM in the New York metropolitan area; online stream at www.wkcr.org ABOUT THE MARATHON BROADCAST: Commencing at midnight August 27th and concluding at midnight September 4th, WKCR-FM (89.9 FM, wkcr.org) will dedicate all programming to celebrations of the legacies and influences of two of jazz's central figures: Charlie Parker (b. 8/29/20, d. 3/12/55) and Lester Young (b. 8/27/09, d. 3/15/59). For more than four decades, the station has noted their birthday anniversaries with a three-day marathon broadcast. Because August 29, 2020 marks the centennial of Parker's birth, WKCR will expand this year's celebration into an eight-day marathon; its central component will be the Charlie Parker Centennial Festival. ABOUT THE CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL: SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 (Midnight) to THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (Midnight) To air 24 hours a day, the Festival will showcase the majority of the saxophonist's extensive discography, including both commercially issued material and rarities. Beginning each day with a potpourri of studio recordings and concerts, its schedule will primarily consist of thematic segments, including surveys of Parker records issued on the Savoy, Dial, and Verve labels and deep focuses into his early years, broadcast appearances, and essential collaborations with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER: During his brief life, Charlie Parker created one of the most consequential legacies in American music. Along with Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane, Parker is in the top rank of influential musicians in the history of jazz music. He's also considered to be one of the greatest masters ever on his chosen instrument: the alto saxophone. Along with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie—his frequent musical partner—Parker is considered to be an originator of Bebop: a revolutionary form of jazz that emerged in the 1940s. He acquired the nickname "Bird" early in his professional career; for the last five decades, jazz fans have celebrated his music and inestimable influence with the phrase "Bird Lives!" ABOUT WKCR AND CHARLIE PARKER: The station has produced special broadcasts honoring Charlie Parker for more than a half a century. In 1981, Phil Schaap inaugurated WKCR's ongoing weekday broadcast Bird Flight, which concentrates on Parker's recorded legacy and his life and times. ABOUT WKCR: WKCR-FM is a student-led, educational, and noncommercial radio station based at Columbia University in the City of New York. It broadcasts an eclectic mix of music and journalism and emphasizes forms otherwise overlooked by commercial media. Neglected rarities, new releases, and classics all have a home on the station's airwaves. Annually, the station features a variety of marathon programs and festivals, including 24-hour long birthday broadcasts of canonical jazz musicians, and the week-long Bach Fest. The station broadcasts at 89.9 FM in the New York metropolitan area; it also streams its signal online at www.wkcr.org write your comments about the article :: © 2020 Jazz News :: home page |