James Bennett II appears in the following:
Hear Me Out: Daniel, Daniel Servant of the Lord (Undine Smith Moore, 1952)
Friday, May 15, 2020
“Play with the blood!!!”
Hear Me Out: Chernobyl (Hildur Guðnadóttir, 2019)
Friday, May 08, 2020
James Bennett II on the soundtrack to Chernobyl by Hildur Guðnadóttir. Just think of it as a very good hot sauce.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucy Dhegrae
Thursday, April 30, 2020
This week IN CONVERSATION is mezzo-soprano Lucy Dhegrae with WQXR's James Bennet to talk about her unique approach to singing, the voice as an instrument, and some of her projects.
Hangin' Out with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh
Friday, April 24, 2020
New Sounds
Last week, COVID-19 claimed saxophonist Lee Konitz as one of its victims. WQXR's James Bennett, II has this reflection and a listening recommendation.
Hear Me Out: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor (Felix Mendelssohn, 1845)
Friday, April 24, 2020
The Finale, it just keeps feeding you.
Holy Holy Worldly: Sacred Music in a Secular World
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
I'm not excited, but should I be?
IN CONVERSATION – With Deborah Borda
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic speaks to WQXR's James Bennett about the current crisis and the need to re-invent the future.
Hear Me Out: Music for Passion Week, Op. 13 (Maximilian Steinberg, 1926)
Friday, April 10, 2020
Gettin’ closer to God in a tight situation…
Hear Me Out: Fanm d’Ayiti (Nathalie Joachim, 2019)
Friday, April 03, 2020
This week: James Bennett on compulsive crying, girl choirs, and Haiti's musical legacy.
Hear Me Out: Variations on a Balkan Theme, Op. 60 (Amy Beach, 1906)
Friday, March 27, 2020
On the joys of some possibly inauthentic yet captivating Balkan melodies, occasions when the best part of the song is the whole song and the intolerable nature of bad aux cord Dj-ing.
Hear Me Out: Rêverie and Selected Music for Piano (Teresa Carreño)
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Going to sleep with a mind laden with existential thoughts isn't all bad... right?
Beyond Florence Price: Finding More Diverse Music Composers
Friday, March 06, 2020
Florence Price is the perfect composer to highlight when institutions are looking for more diversity — a black woman.
Hear Me Out: Piano Quintet in B Minor (Dora Pejačević, 1918)
Friday, March 06, 2020
This week: anxiety, despair and flirtations with a hope most coquettish.
Hear Me Out: The Ballad of the Brown King (Margaret Bonds, 1954)
Friday, February 28, 2020
James Bennett muses on a very Black Nativity scene.
Florence Price Is not Your Negro
Thursday, February 27, 2020
The recent rediscovery of Price's work should inspire us to work harder to find new music, not rest because we've got our diversity play.
Hear Me Out: ‘Blues on Bach’ (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1974)
Friday, February 21, 2020
This week: James Bennett on what makes a "good" album. And also harpsichords.
Hear Me Out: All the Things You Can C♯ (Charles Mingus, 1955)
Friday, February 14, 2020
This week: The blustery cool of Mingus’s 'All the Things You Can C♯', and why winter is the best season.
Hear Me Out: Fantasie nègre No. 1 (Florence Price, 1929)
Friday, February 07, 2020
This week: James Bennett on Florence Price’s Fantasie Nègre, mac and cheese, and sharing your musical discoveries.
