10:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
A freeform mix of music, ranging from singer-songwriter folk and surprising back-catalog rock ’n’ roll to avant-garde jazz and improvisation, with unexpected forays into everything in between and beyond. Bits of comedy, international sounds, and contemporary and postmodern classical composition crop up now and then, and local and touring musicians stop by frequently for conversations and fully produced in-studio concerts. Hosted by Derk Richardson.
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PlaylistThis special live-music edition of The Hear and Now opens with a preview of a concert presented in Jim Bennett’s In the Moment series: The Sheldon Brown/Darren Johnston Quintet’s Tribute to Eric Dolphy, during which they’ll play music from Eric Dolphy and Booker Little’s legendary At The Five Spot recordings. For this live studio concert … Continued
This special live-music edition of The Hear and Now opens with a preview of a concert presented by Jim Bennett’s In the Moment series at Oaktown Jazz: The Sheldon Brown / Darren Johnston Quintet’s Tribute to Eric Dolphy, during which they’ll play music from Eric Dolphy and Booker Little’s legendary At the Five Spot recordings. … Continued
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PlaylistFrom singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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Bonnie Simmons (in the first hour) and I spin songs recorded by brothers, sisters, and parents and children together (including Thompsonia, pictured above). A few Bob Dylan covers show up in anticipation of Bob’s 78th birthday (May 24), and some instrumentals creep in during the second hour. [Photo by Irene Young.]
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PlaylistContinuing the combined Bonnie Simmons Show and The Hear and Now, we play number-based songs (seven through ten, plus others large and small) in the first hour, and in the second hour I talk with saxophonist-arranger-bandleader David Slusser about Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and more, and we play Sun Ra and Ellington music recorded live … Continued
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In the first hour of joint fundraising, Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson play songs about streets, roads, and boulevards. In the second hour, clarinetist-composer Ben Goldberg shares music from three forthcoming albums, talks about the profound experience of making music with his singular collaborators, and previews his upcoming concert, “Archimedes Lullaby,” with his original music … Continued
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PlaylistFrom singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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Percussionist, composer, and bandleader John Santos has achieved iconic status in the history of Afro-Latin jazz and folkloric music in the Bay Area. He talks with host Derk Richardson about his multicultural San Francisco roots, his musical journey, and his “Tribute to the Masters” concert, Saturday, April 27, as part of the In the Moment … Continued
The San Francisco Bay Area has been home to innumerable outsize figures in Latin music, including Pete Escovedo, Carlos Santana, Rebeca Mauleon, Bobi Cespedes, and many others. Percussionist, composer, and bandleader John Santos holds a special place in that pantheon. Tune into “The Hear and Now,” with host Derk Richardson, on Thursday night, right after … Continued
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In another installment of the approximately annual “Derk and Dirk Show” edition of “The Hear and Now,” singer-songwriter Dirk Hamilton joins host Derk Richardson in the KPFA studio and sings five songs live, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, and talking about the ins and outs of songwriting and the ups and downs of a career … Continued
