Diliberto, John.
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Simon Jeffes and Gavin Bryars : Viennese dances in the Penguin Cafe / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Simon Jeffes, with his group the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, plays unusual and charming melodies, employing quirky rhythms and odd instrumentation like the ukulele for a sort of modern chamber music. Gavin Bryars is one of Britain’s leading classical composers, making music full of haunting…
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John Doan and Leigh Howard Stevens : classical renegades / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Two musicians are working in areas of classical music with unusual instruments. John Doan, from Oregon, is resurrecting the harp guitar, a descendant of the lute, which offers a wider range of pitch and dynamics. Marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens, from New Jersey, is well-known…
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Birdsons of the mesozoic and Roger Miller : minimalist rock / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. They start at new wave rock, pass through minimalism, and arrive at a post-modern sound. Roger Miller transmutes his piano through torturous manipulations. The Birdsons make a sort of Bartok Rock. Together they make a new electrical classical chamber rock music.|BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC…
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Exchange and Patrick O’Hearn : rock & roll refuges in the new age / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. O’Hearn, former bassist with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa, uses synthesizers and acoustic and electric bass. Exchange, a Canadian duo, are new wave professionals who work in commercial music. O’Hearn and Exchange make personal instrumental music after years in rock & roll with their…
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John McLaughlin : guitar satori / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. John McLaughlin is a musician who has changed the shape of his instrument and the music it plays. His fusion group. The Mahavishnu Orchestra is the yardstick against which all such music is measured. McLaughlin reflects on his career with Jan Hammer, Al DiMeola,…
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John Zorn : collages, cartoons and controlled chaos / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. John Zorn has emerged as a leading composer in the 80’s creating a celebration of sound and life tinged with the urban skepticism of New York City. He makes a collage of musical forms ranging from world music to free jazz to the blues…
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Al Dimeola and Scott Johnson : frets, forms and fusions / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Two guitarists who take a radically different approach to composition and performance. Al DiMeola upped that speed stakes in fusion while simultaneously crafting Spanish influenced compositions. Scott Johnson combines fiery guitar with sound first. His recent score for the film “Patty Hearst,” finds him…
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Paul Horn and Frank Perry : inner peace / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Paul Horn’s 1968 recording, Inside, recorded within the dome of the Taj Mahal, was one of the heralds of the new age. This flutist looks back on a career that has taken him into pyramids and China, as well as recording with Ravi Shankar.…
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Bill Nelson and Phil Mansanera : mystic landscapes / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Bill Nelson and Phil Mansanera are guitarists who have extended the sound of their instruments and incorporated syntehsizers to create a personal music. Mansanera was a member of the pop group Roxy Music with Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno. Bill Nelson played in Be-Bop…