On the fifth anniversary of Spotlight On, we look back at year three's most popular episodes, featuring jam band guitarist Steve Kimock, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), jazz greats The Headhunters, and other art and culture innovators.
After decades as guitarist with Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom, Lisher embraced "the beginner's mind" through piano lessons and software manuals. His latest album 'Underwater Detection Method' documents this creative rebirth.
From AI-inspired large ensembles to midnight Tokyo sessions, this week's electronic explorations chart new territories in sound, featuring fresh works by Jon Irabagon, Tim Hecker, Oksana Linde, and Benjamin Fulwood.
The Grammy-nominated composer and New England Conservatory faculty member unites Turkish mehter bands with American jazz, revealing centuries-old connections between two musical traditions. Soon, he will present these connections on stage at Boston's Jordan Hall.
The co-founder of string quartet ETHEL discusses Carnegie Hall, Ron Carter, and why classical music needs to shed its sacred robes and return to its role as cultural glue. Her journey through New York City's musical landscape mirrors the evolution of contemporary classical music itself.
As Spotlight On marks its fifth year, we revisit 2021's remarkable guests, including James Felice (Felice Brothers), Jack Casady (Hot Tuna), and Gerald Casale (DEVO), whose stories of resilience and reinvention defined a transformative year.
The Australian guitarist and Polish percussionist reveal how their shared obsession with minimal sources and maximum sound led to 'Dog's Light,' an unorthodox album that erases the lines between composition and improvisation.
A conversation with the renowned flutist about her latest album, 'What Times Are These,' and the creative process of reimagining verses from Adrienne Rich, Tracy K. Smith, and others through contemporary jazz.
A cosmic journey through the latest, most compelling underground releases reveals unexpected collaborations and sonic discoveries, including Wolf Eyes meeting Anthony Braxton and Animal Collective's Geologist transforming Instagram clips into experimental gold.
At the five-year mark, we revisit our most-listened-to episodes from 2020, featuring Joe Satriani speaking candidly from his home studio, Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen re-imagining music community, and eight other stories that set the blueprint for the hundreds that followed.
From her roots in country music to her embrace of avant-garde experimentation, Susan Alcorn transformed the pedal steel guitar into a voice of revolution and possibility. Her passing leaves behind a legacy that changed how we think about the instrument's role in modern music.
Most musicians choose between art and commerce, but this Swiss trumpeter refused. For six decades, Franco Ambrosetti ran a manufacturing empire while performing alongside jazz legends from Dexter Gordon to Geri Allen.