John Schaefer has hosted Soundcheck since the show’s inception in 2002. He has also hosted and produced WNYC’s radio series New Sounds since 1982 (“The No. 1 radio show for the Global Village” – Billboard) and the New Sounds Live concert series since 1986.
Schaefer has written extensively about music, including the book New Sounds: A Listener’s Guide to New Music (Harper & Row, NY, 1987; Virgin Books, London, 1990); The Cambridge Companion to Singing: World Music (Cambridge University Press, U.K., 2000); and the TV program Bravo Profile: Bobby McFerrin (Bravo Television, 2003). He was contributing editor for Spin and Ear magazines, and his liner notes appear on more than 100 recordings, ranging from “The Music of Cambodia” to recordings by Yo-Yo Ma and Terry Riley.
In 2003, Schaefer was honored with the American Music Center's prestigious Letter of Distinction for his "substantial contributions to advancing the field of contemporary American music in the United States and abroad." In May 2006, New York magazine cited Schaefer as one of "the people whose ideas, power, and sheer will are changing New York" in its Influentials issue. He began blogging for WNYC when accompanying the New York Philharmonic on its historic (and apparently very weird) trip to North Korea in 2008 and continues to blog at soundcheck.org.
He is a regular contributor to the World Science Festival and the White Light Festival at Lincoln Center; he has also written about horse racing (Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology, Vintage NY 2006) and was a regular panelist on the BBC’s soccer-based program Sports World.
Shows:
John Schaefer appears in the following:
The Greene Space
Soundcheck Live: Torres
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
12:30 PM
Tues, Mar. 3, 12:30pm | Torres drops by to demo her serious guitar chops and preview her new "space cowboy album," Sprinter, out in May.
Emmy The Great: Elegant Pop And Poetic Wordplay
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Listen Live: Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund Concert
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Where Have All The Protest Songs Gone?
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Why Lesley Gore Mattered
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Hear This Newly Unearthed Gem Celebrating Nelson Mandela's Trip to NYC
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
What the 2015 Grammys Got Right and Wrong
Monday, February 09, 2015
A Night Of Highs And Lows At The 2015 Grammy Awards
Monday, February 09, 2015
Who Will (And Should) Win At This Year’s Grammy Awards?
Friday, February 06, 2015
The Greene Space
Battle of the Boroughs 2015: Manhattan
Friday, February 6, 2015
7:00 PM
Fri, Feb. 6 | Sold Out- Manhattan is sold out, but join us for the Bronx on Feb. 13. Manhattan takes the stage in our quest to find New York City's best up-and-coming musical act.
Jonathan Schwartz + John Schaefer + Bob Dylan
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
The Greene Space
Soundcheck Pop Up: Buster Poindexter
Monday, February 2, 2015
2:00 PM
Mon, Feb. 2 | Buster Poindexter ushers in our new Soundcheck Pop Up Sessions.
Alan Lomax Heard America Sing, We Heard It Rock
Friday, January 30, 2015
Jen Chapin's 'Gospel' Honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, January 19, 2015
A World Of Sci-fi And Horror Classics In Two Songs
Friday, January 09, 2015
We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together... Probably
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
What To Look (and Listen) For in 2015
Friday, January 02, 2015
Remembering Joe Cocker, A Mad Dog And Englishman
Monday, December 22, 2014
The Best 5 Versions of 'Silent Night'
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
