Since the dawn of time, musicians and actors have been told: "don’t quit your day job." It especially rings true during the current recession. Today we'll hear both horror stories – and unexpected successes – from artists who take on jobs just to pay the bills. Also: a conversation with Jean-Claude Baker, the adopted son of Josephine Baker.
The Art of the Day Job
With Labor Day weekend arriving, thoughts turn to the current economic recession and its impact on musicians. Today, Blair Tindall, author of the book Mozart in the Jungle and Ge Gan-ru, a Chinese-American composer who runs a company called Peony Online, join us to talk about the Art of the ...
Jean-Claude Baker
The chanteuse Josephine Baker scandalized white America in the 1920s and 30s with her racial ambiguity and her open sexuality, but she became the toast of Europe. Now she’s the subject of a new show, and her adopted son and biographer, Jean Claude Baker, joins us to share her extraordinary ...