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Lake City by Thomas Kohnstamm

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Thomas Kohnstamm, author of the new novel Lake City, from Counterpoint Press. Lake City tells the story of Lane Bueche, a 27 year-old reluctant adult, born and raised in the Northeast Seattle neighborhood Lake City, a place untouched by the growth... Read more

Buscando America on 02/05/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Un acercamiento al mundo del teatro y los títeres con Camila Pérez y Rodolfo Armijo miembros del ensamble chileno  Silencio Blanco y su más reciente producción Pescador.  Roy Antonio Arauz nos habla sobre  La Segua que se estrena en el teatro Milagro. Virginia Marting y Tim... Read more

File Under: Chasing Ebenezer -Outcasts and Refugees

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for:  File Under:
Sean talks with Ben and Heidi from Chasing Ebenezer about singing lessons, home recording and finding a sense of belonging. We discuss the music on their Outcast and Refugees album, the exploration of Middle Eastern music and song writing. Read more

Minh Tran Returns

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features dancer and choreographer Minh Tran who returns to the stage after an eight-year absence from the stage. He's about to debut his most personal work to date about the recent loss of his parents and the renewal of the human spirit. Anicca/Impermanence on Febru... Read more

Christian Scott at PDX Jazz

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2019 at 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah performs 8 pm February 20 at the Star Theater.  Read more

Pharoah Sanders at PDX Jazz

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2019 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm
The legendary tenor saxophonist presents the program "The Creator Has a Master Plan" 7 p.m. February 22 at the Newmark Theater.  Read more

Steve Turre at PDX Jazz

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2019 at 4:45pm - 5:45pm
  Trombonist Steve Turre and an all-star band celebrate the music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk at 7 p.m. February 24 at Revolution Hall.  Read more

Terence Blanchard at PDX Jazz

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2019 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
  Trumpeter Terence Blanchard and his band the E Collective play 7:30 p.m. February 28 at Revolution Hall.  Read more

Marcus Strickland at PDX Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 01/30/2019 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
  Saxophonist Marcus Strickland plays two shows at this year's festival. "Let It Flow for Grover Washington," 7:30 p.m. March 1 at Revolution Hall; and "Wide Angles: Remembering Michael Brecker," 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Revolution Hall.  Read more

Yukiyo Kawano's threads of witness

Airs at: Fri, 02/01/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  What does it mean to make sense of the most horrific use of weapons of mass destruction on a civilian population, and how that effects us as human beings, much less if that specifically impacts our family tree?  For Yukiyo Kawano, this means letting ancestors interfere w... Read more