June 2012

June 3: Our broadcast of Jason Stein’s solo concert at Woodland Pattern last Sunday night … along with some piano music by Howard Riley (including his duo with Jaki Byard), some ensemble music by Wrack and some solo music by Wadada Leo Smith.

May 2012

May 27: Jason hosts the show.

May 20: The music of Jason Stein (bass clarinet) who will perform for Alternating Currents Live at Woodland Pattern Book Center on May 27 at 7 p.m.

May 13: Music by Frances White (electronic and chamber works), Howard Riley (solo piano), Jason Stein (solo bass clarinet), Barry Guy (solo double bass), and Jean Schwartz (electronic music).

May 6: The music of Cecil Taylor in honor of Cecil Taylor: A Celebration of the Maestro at the Issue Project Room in New York.

April 2012

April 22: The music of double bassist/composer Barry Guy including his work with the London Jazz Composer Orchestra and his various duo and trio recordings with Marilyn Crispell, Evan Parker, Maya Homburger, and others.

April 22: Our broadcast of Wolter Wierbos’ solo concert last Sunday night at Woodland Pattern Book Center.

April 15: Jason hosts the show.

April 8: The music of Wolter Wierbos who will perform at Woodland Pattern Book Center on April 15.

April 1: Music by double bassist/composer Kent Carter, solo trombone by Wolter Wierbos, and some new music for voice and electronic processing by Leo Kupper.

March 2012

March 25: Our recording of Jaap Blonk’s solo concert from last Sunday night at Woodland Pattern (the first set at 7 and second set at 8).

March 18: Jaap Blonk performs at Woodland Pattern. Jason hosts the radio show.

March 11: Our preview of Jaap Blonk’s solo performance for Alternating Currents Live on Sunday, March 18, at Woodland Pattern.

March 4: At 7 p.m. Chris Burns will be our guest to talk about the upcoming Unruly Music Festival in Milwaukee. Also on the show, new releases from Leo Kupper, Tom Hamilton, and Noah Chreshevsky and, in the final hour, The Inclined Stick, an LP of duets by percussionists Paul Lovens and Paul Lytton.

February 2012

February 26: Solos and songs by Steve lacy, a preview of Jaap Blonk’s concert on March 18th, and an out-of-print LP of a solo concert by Muhal Richard Abrams.

February 19: Jason hosts the show.

February 12: Piano music from the 70s featuring Amina Claudine Myers, Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, and more.

February 5: Music by Elsa Justel and Pierre Favre. Sound poetry by Jaap Blonk, in preview of his concert at Woodland Pattern on Sunday, March 18.

January 2012

January 29: Solos from the 70s … featuring selections from solo LPs by Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiett Bluiett, Don Pullen, Amina Claudine Myers, Billy Bang, Leroy Jenkins, Albert Mangelsdorf, Steve Lacy, Joe McPhee, and many others (including long out-of-print recordings on HORO Records, Passin’ Thru, Sweet Earth Records, Hat Hut, and other significant record labels from the period).

January 22: John Cage’s Concert for Piano and Orchestra in several unique performances by David Tudor, Francis-Marie Uitti, the Barton Workshop, the S.E.M. Ensemble, and the Nextime Ensemble with Stefano Scodanibbio). This is the first of several programs this year celebrating the 100th birthday of John Cage.

January 15: The music of composer/multi-instrumentalist Julius Hemphill.

January 8: Some discoveries from 2011 (old and new music) along with Part 2 of our tribute to Sam Rivers (at 8pm).

January 1: At 6pm, the music of Bill Dixon. At 7pm, Les Diaboliques with Maggie Nichols, Irene Schwiezer, and Joelle Leandre. At 8pm, a tribute to Sam Rivers.

December 2011

December 25: A return to a favorite theme, lovely music for guitars, pianos, and, here and there, some percussion.

December 18: Henry Brant, Luc Ferrari, Marilyn Crispell, the Chicago-Lucerne Exchange.

December 11: Trillium E, excerpts from an opera by Anthony Braxton.

December 4: Guitars, pianos, and new releases.