Early Morning Music

Early Morning Music (Monday) – August 7, 2006

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Ken Pruitt hosts Early Morning Music with a special co-production by Safi wa Nairobi highlighting this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival. Featuring interviews with percussionist and vocalist Grady Tate, who talks about his music career and his long time friend, the late Gordon Parks, as well as vocalist Pyeng Threadgill, who talks about her lastest jazz … Continued


Early Morning Music

Early Morning Music (Friday) – August 4, 2006

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Italian jazz clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi was born in Perugia and studied both modern classical music as well as jazz improvisation at the prestigious Morlacchi Conservatory from which he graduated in 1986. After performing modern music under the tuteledge of Gunther Schuller, he moved on to jazz in his first duo recording with French accordionist Richard … Continued


Early Morning Music

Early Morning Music (Friday) – July 28, 2006

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Hamilton de Hollanda’s career as a bandolinista is overwhelming audiences during his current European tour and at present he is considered by European critics as one of the all-time great virtuosos of the bandolim (Brazilian mandolin). He has revolutionized the bandolim by adding a fifth double string to the instrument and changed the way it’s … Continued