Steve Reich turns 90. We’ll celebrate with some special insights and we’ll play most of Music for 18 Musicians, one of his most celebrated works and one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century.
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Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 – Steve Reich turns 90
Tag: Chillout
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Wednesday, Sept 30, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bodhiheart, a new age jazz ensemble mixing piano, cello, global percussion and bass and Special EFX guitarist Chieli Minucci with a solo, layered guitar album.
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Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026 – Program 2637B
Thelonius Monk goes serene with Jon Batiste. We’ll also hear guitarist Will Ackerman and his meditative album, Home. John Diliberto is right at home on Echoes.
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Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026 – The Global Fusion of Tropo
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
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Monday, Sept 28, 2026 – Mark Isham Interview
Trumpeter Mark Isham returns with his first solo album in 27 years. It’s called At The Carousel Club. Isham takes us on a wild ride where every aspect of his career meets in one album.
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Monday, Sept 14, 2026 – Program 2637A
World flutist Peter Phippen & ambient artist Eric “the” Taylor travel in a landscape of organic moss and digital vines on their album Two by Twilight, creating a world transformed and surreal.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Brian Eno Opal Reborn
Brian Eno is known as the High Priest of ambient music, but in 2005 he released a vocal album, Another Day on Earth that is being reissued. He talked about it on Echoes.
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Weekend, Sept 26-27, 2026 – Hammock & Bruford
Hammock talk about the Christian experiences, LSD trips and disaffection with current politics. Pete Roth and Bill Bruford talk about electric jazz generations.
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Weekend, Sept 12-13, 2026 – Programs 2636A & 2636B
Syrian-Armenian-American singer and producer KÁRYYN’s music lives at the intersection of sound, spirit, and physics. It explores her inner turmoil through the language of physics.
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Friday, Sept 25, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Erik Wøllo. The Norwegian guitarist and electronic artist has an album called Sojourns. We’ll also hear the electronic designs of Time Wharp.