Ashley Kahn appears in the following:
A New Live Recording of John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'
Friday, October 22, 2021
'Last Soul Company' Details The Story Of Malaco Records
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
A New Doc Helps Us Be Smarter About Trumpet Player Clark Terry; Rokia Traore Plays Live
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Clark Terry: A Trumpeter Who's So Much More Than 'Mumbles'
Thursday, September 25, 2014
WNYC At 90: Miles Davis And Stan Getz Play Birdland In 1950
Friday, July 11, 2014
'A Hard Day's Night' At 50; Puss N Boots Plays Live; Miles Davis On WNYC In 1950
Thursday, July 10, 2014
In this episode: A Hard Day’s Night cemented The Beatles as a cultural as well as musical force; now, to commemorate its 50th anniversary, the groundbreaking 1964 comedy is being re-released nationwide this week. Matt Zoller Seitz -- editor-in-chief at RogerEbert.com and New York Magazine writer reflects on about the film’s importance to the Beatles legend as well as its innovative technique.
Then: Puss n Boots -- the all-star cowboy boot-clad trio comprised of Sasha Dobson, Norah Jones and Catherine Popper -- performs music from its debut album, No Fools, No Fun.
And: In 1950, WNYC broadcast Miles Davis playing live at the American Music Festival, live from Birdland. Listen back to the recording from that festival with jazz historian and professor Ashley Kahn – who helps us place this performance within the timeline of Miles Davis’ career.
Year to Remember: 1959
Friday, June 10, 2011
Miles Davis put out Kind of Blue, and Charles Mingus released Mingus Ah Um. Dave Brubeck played "Take 5" on the album Time Out, and John Coltrane made Giant Steps. Oh, and don’t forget: Ornette Coleman created The Shape of Jazz to Come. Tying them all together? The year 1959. We explore this influential year in jazz with Ashley Kahn, music historian and the author of the book Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece.
Smackdown: Kind of Blue vs. Bitches Brew
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
2009 and 2010 have been big anniversary years for Miles Davis fans. But only one album can reign supreme. Today, Soundcheck's weekly Smackdown series pits the iconic Kind of Blue (1959) against the genre-bending Bitches Brew (1970). May the best riffs win!
