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April 2009

From the Archives: Amram's Old Score (originally aired 8/30/04)

Friday, April 24, 2009

David Amram has written SO much music in his years as a composer, it’s almost inevitable, as Sara Fishko tells us, that one of his old scores should come back to life. Nevertheless, when this happened in 2004 he appeared to be flabbergasted. Here is the next archival Fishko Files...


From the Archives: Pressler (originally aired 10/1/04)

Friday, April 17, 2009

In October 2004, the Beaux Arts Trio celebrated its remarkable longevity in the classical music world by doing what it does best - playing trios! Sara Fishko talked to Menahem Pressler about his musical life as one of three, in this archival edition of the Fishko Files...


From the Archives: Preservation Hall (originally aired 10/22/04)

Friday, April 10, 2009

A few years ago, in October of 2004, Lincoln Center launched it’s glittering new Jazz Space in Columbus Circle. At the time, Sara Fishko had been listening to jazz, too - in pre-Katrina New Orleans, in a space that could only be called the other side of the coin.


From the Archives: Chick Corea (originally aired 11/5/04)

Friday, April 03, 2009

Chick Corea - pianist, composer, improvisor, bandleader - has a wildly varied career...and he’s managed to do it without all that much forward planning involved. From the archives, here is the next Fishko Files.