NYC Radio Live
In the electrifying atmosphere of a live radio broadcast in New York City, musicians from all corners of the globe come to perform and discuss their music. The guests range from well-known (Steely Dan, McCoy Tyner) to up and coming artists. Hosted by David Ellenbogen.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 306
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Chico Freeman
For Chico Freeman, Jazz is the family business. His father played with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald and his grandfather was an associate of Louis Armstrong.
Chico…
Martha Redbone with Brooklyn Raga Massive
As Martha Redbone and Brooklyn Raga Massive prepare to take the stage at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Fransisco this week, we share highlights from our first conversation with Martha and hear her first…
Shoko Nagai's TOKOLA Podcast 298
We hang out with Shoko Nagai and Satoshi Takeshi and hear tracks from her amazing TOKALA project...
Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musici…
Partha Bose at the Ragas Live Festival 2018 - Podcast 297
Today we share the first of 24 sets recorded at the Ragas Live Festival 2018 Partha Bose (sitar) and Aditya Narayan Banerjee (tabla) played a late morning raga at 10am, recorded and broadcast from Pi…
Paul Winter Part 2 #296
5 years after our first conversation, we reconnect with Paul Winter. Seven-time Grammy® winner Paul Winter has a body of work that chronicles his wide-ranging experiences in the musical traditions …
Dennis McNally - Podcast 295
This is a fascinating conversation with Dennis McNally, who tells the inside story of the Grateful Dead as revealed to him during a dozen years on the road with the band, by the members themselves, a…
Andy Statman # 294
Celebrating the release of his new album, Monroe Bus, we get to hang out with Andy Staman! Andy Statman is one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists, and has made major contribut…
Ilusha Tsinadze - Podcast 291
We get to hang out with Ilusha and listen to selections from his new album, Yes & No. Singer and guitarist Ilusha Tsinadze was born in Soviet-era Georgia and emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 8. …
Namita Devidayal Talks Vilayat Khan Podcast 290
While out in Bombay, we visit the author Namita Devidayal, whose compelling new biography, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan shines new light on the maestro's genius. Namita, author of The Music Room…
Eric Harland - Podcast 288
We hang out with one of the greatest drummers of his generation, Eric Harland! We chat about what he's learned form the many great musicians he's played with, philosophy, meditation, his own journe…
Hariprasad_Chaurasia - Podcast 287
This is an exclusive interview with the greatest living master of the bansuri, Hariprasad Chaurasia. David Ellenbogen and Chaurasia's Senior disciple Jay Gandhi join the maestro at his Vrindaban Gur…
El Foukr R’Assembly Live on NYC Radio – Podcast 197
n a stunning display of North and West African fusion, El Foukr R’Assembly, a group traveling all the way from Algeria performs live on WKCR. The musicians from Algeria, Burkina Faso and Ghana come …
Cosmas Magaya
This was one of my favorite early episodes. Cosmas Magya is a master of the Mbira ( a type of thumb piano) from the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe. Here he performs and explains the way the instrument is …
Betsayda Machado & Parranda El Clavo
Hailing from Venezuela, Betsayda Machado & Parranda El Clavo made their New York debut at GlobalFest last year. The group’s electrifying live set, complete with pitch perfect harmonies, dazzling dan…
Karou Wantanabe, Parul Shah and Sameer Gupta
Before their premier of an exciting new work Nature/War/Love we hang out with Karou Wantanabe, Parul Shah and Sameer Gupta. We also check out slections from Karou Wantanabe's latest album Néo.
In Na…
Debashish Bhattacharya - 281
Debashish Bhattacharya is simply one of the greatest guitarists walking the earth. The slide guitar master will be performing at GlobalFest this year, and we give a preview of what to expect, revisi…
Paul Winter on the Solstice
Seven-time Grammy® winner Paul Winter has a body of work that chronicles his wide-ranging experiences in the musical traditions and natural environments of the Earth. The saxophonist, composer and …
Anirban Dasgupta at Ragas Live 2018
Here's our first recording from Ragas Live Festival 2018! A beautiful set from 11pm to midnight from Anirban Dasgupta (sarod), Mir Naqibul Islam (tabla).
Anirban is the youngest son and disciple of…
Ozan Aksoy - Podcast 278
We hang with the great Turkish musician Ozan Aksoy. He performs live on Ney and Saz and we check out tracks from his new album entitled, Ozan.
The New York City based musician Ozan Aksoy’s destiny…
