Tom Schnabel

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Tom Schnabel hosts the latest and best in jazz and international music, with an emphasis on new Brazilian, European, African, and Tropical Latin music. Listen On-Demand to the latest show.

Randall Grass

Veteran producer Randall Grass Randall Grass is Tom's guest to discuss his new book, Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing World Music Artists. A longtime General Manager of Shanachie Records, Grass developed the indie label into a world music powerhouse with US debuts of Fela, Lucky Dube, and many other big stars....

Ravi and Anoushka Shankar

Chai Vasarhelyi

Luciana Souza

Jazzy Brazilian singer Luciana Souza shares her new work with Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners at 11:15am. Tom Schnabel sits in for Jason Bentley.

The Duhks

The superb Manitoba-based country-music band The Duhks perform live on Sunday at 1pm.

The Duhks

GRAMMY nominees The Duhks drop by to chat with Tom in the 1 o'clock hour.

Michael Cuscuna and Erin Davis

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ masterpiece, Kind of Blue, Tom Schnabel speaks with veteran jazz producer Michael Cuscuna and Erin Davis, son of the great trumpeter, who together explore the genius of this classic recording.

Peter Moruzzi

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Little Dragon

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Little Dragon is made up of Yukimi Nagano, late vocalist of Koop, and three super Swedish musicians. Little Dragon’s one solo album has been...

Ludovico Einaudi

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Composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi joins Tom Schnabel for a live set and interview. Einaudi is very popular in England, France, Germany, and his native Italy for his sweeping live concerts.

Austin Peralta

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Herman Leonard

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Herman Leonard returns to KCRW to showcase his remarkable book, Jazz, Giants, Journeys: The Photography of Herman Leonard. He not only shares anecdotes of his experience with Miles Davis, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Dexter Gordon, but personal reminiscences of a truly remarkable life.

Donald Cohen

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Sa Dingding

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The rising Chinese superstar musician Sa Dingding is Tom's guest from 2-2:30 pm.  Sa Dingding embraces a variety of styles, and her CD, Alive, was lavishly produced.  She has her eye on the West, and is bound to be a young artist that we will hear more from.