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January 2009
From the Archives: "Henry Butler" (Originally Aired 3/18/05)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday, May 19, 2006 Previous Episode | Next Episode Henry Butler is sometimes called "The Pride of New Orleans." His spectacular piano playing drew Sara Fishko to his home town, where she talked with him about his singular style (the conversation took place the year before Hurricane Katrina forced Butler to relocate).
Hazel Scott as Herself
Friday, January 16, 2009
Performer Hazel Scott is perhaps remembered for her glamour. But as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, a new book and an old CD can help us appreciate the details of her life and work. Here is the next 'Fishko Files'...
Buy Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton HERE.
Watch Hazel Scott, Charlie Mingus and Rudy Nichols play "A Foggy Day" on the March of Dimes in 1955 HERE.
Get a copy of the acclaimed Hazel Scott, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach album Relaxed Piano Moods HERE.
From the Archives: "Evans' Archive" (4/29/05)
Friday, January 09, 2009
Classical music is a field as star-studded as any; but there are still plenty of hidden treasures, buried in anonymity, waiting to be unearthed. In this edition of the Fishko Files, Sara Fishko tells a tale of the belated discovery of a major player, Irén Marik.
From the Archives: "Keith Jarrett in Japan" (Originally Aired 5/6/05)
Friday, January 02, 2009
Keith Jarrett’s 2005 CD, "Radiance", was his first solo concert recording since the middle of the 90’s, when illness got in his way. Jarrett talked with Sara Fishko about his process this time around...for this encore edition of the Fishko Files.
