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Media Room Live! With Ariel Quartet (opens the original)
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Ariel Quartet violinists Alexandra Kazovsky and Gershon Gerchikov joined me today to talk about the upcoming release of the final volume of their recording of Beethoven’s quartets. It was a fascinating discussion. September 24: Cast/Crew of Quick Draw Next week Media Room returns to its countdown of the 25 Best Sitcom Episodes Of All Time. The first ten have been revealed as well as an “ Honorable Mention .” Quick Draw is an improvisational situation comedy set in Great Bend, Kansas, 1875. Creat
Media Room Live! With Katherine Young (opens the original)
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Media Room Live! With Katherine Young Today I had a fascinating discussion with bassoonist and composer Katherine Young, whose album BIOMES will be released September 18. We talked about why she chose the bassoon, her musical background, and her expansive, multi-disciplinary project to musically depict diverse biomes. Media Room Live! With David Breskin Join me next week (September 10) when I will speak with David Breskin. David began as a freelance journalist before becoming one of music’s most
Audio Movie Review: ‘Backrooms’ (opens the original)
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While audio posts are a paid subscriber benefit, this reading of Media Room’s review of Backrooms is free. You can read the review here . Cover image: Still image, Backrooms. Renate Reinsve . © A24. Media Room - An Independent Arts Publication is reader-supported, AI-free, quality arts writing. If it is of value to you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaroom.substa
Media Room Live! With Vijay Iyer (opens the original)
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Yesterday I spoke with pianist and composer Vijay Iyer. Among other things, we talked about Fifteen, his trio album with Henry Threadgill and Dafnis Prieto. You can read Media Room’s review of Fifteen here . You can purchase the recording here . Vijay spoke at length about Henry Threadgill and mentioned his acclaimed autobiography Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music (2023). The book was featured in the “Briefly Noted” section of The New Yorker June 19, 2023 : “I go back in my memory
Media Room Live! With Amber Weeks (opens the original)
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Media Room Live! With Amber Weekes Today I spoke with Los Angeles-based jazz singer Amber Weekes who released her fifth album, To Oscar With Love , August 7. She talked about growing up around some of the most famous artists of the Harlem Renaissance, the L.A. jazz scene, and her relationship with singer, composer, and civil rights activist Oscar Brown, Jr. PAmber also mentioned the documentary Music Is My Life Politics Is Mistress (2005) and spoke at length about “The Snake,” above. Thanks so m
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