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Presents
Afterglow
Ella, the Duke, MJQ, and other greats -- WFIU has them
all. For a couple hours of Jazz and American Popular Song,
join us every Friday night at 10 for a little Afterglow.
Questions? Give us a call at 855-1357, or send e-mail to:
wfiu@indiana.edu
Jazz Interpretations of West
Side Story
September 14, 2007
 This
week on Afterglow we note the 50th anniversary of
the Broadway debut of West Side Story with jazz interpretations
of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's score from Oscar
Peterson, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Bill Charlap, Chris
Connor, and Lea DeLaria. We'll also hear music from Till
Bronner, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, June Christy, Norah
Jones, and more of the usual Afterglow suspects.
For much more on the story behind West Side Story, see Stephen
Whitfield's article in the Forward, "West
Side Storied. ""West Side Story at 50"
airs Friday, September 14 at 10:05 p.m. EST on WFIU.
Afterglow airs every Friday evening at 10:05 p.m.
EST on WFIU. Broadcasts are made available for listening
at any time the following week in the Afterglow
archives.
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