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We speak with Paul Alexander about his book Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year. In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander “author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger” gives us an unconventional portrait of arguably Americas most eminent jazz … Continued
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In a recent engaging conversation on Hard Knock Radio, Davey D welcomed Dr. Cesar Cruz to discuss the impactful educational initiative transforming East Oakland. The Freedom School, distinguished not only as an institution but as a beacon of community action and commitment, embodies nearly two decades of dreams, planning, and unwavering effort. Spearheaded by Dr. Cruz and … Continued
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We speak with Rhonda Ramiro about protests at the San Francisco International Airport over the pending deportation of filipino youth organizer Jerome Aba. And later we speak with songstress Jazzmeia Horn about the future of music.
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With her 2003 debut album, Salt, singer Lizz Wright established herself as one of the brightest newcomers in jazz. Now with the release of Freedom & Surrender, her 5th studio album. Wright has re-emerged, after a long hiatus, with a renewed creative spark and a new kind of perspective that only a lived life can … Continued
