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Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

Tom Schnabel features the latest and best in jazz and international music, with an emphasis on new Brazilian, European, African, and Tropical Latin music.

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New Music Gems This week Rhythm Planet showcases new albums from violinist Ray Chen, jazz from Geoffrey Keezer and John Coltrane, Haitian rara from RAM, Colombian vallenato from Very Be Careful, and cool vinyl sides from Argentina's ZZK Records.

Listen to full episode Jun 29, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

Oscar Hernández and His Spanish Harlem Orchestra This week Tom speaks with Oscar Hernandez, veteran pianist & arranger of Rubén Blades Seis Del Solar and leader of the Grammy award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra.

Listen to full episode Jun 22, 2018

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Ryuichi Sakamoto Tom interviews Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Academy Award-winning Japanese composer about his love for John Cage, Toru Takemitsu, his fame, and his latest two-CD set, “Playing the Piano and Out of Noise.”

Watch the Full Episode Oct 31, 2010

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Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

58 min, 39 sec Jun 29, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

50 min, 19 sec Jun 22, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

World Music Potpourri Music from Angelique Kidjo covering Talking Heads, Eddie Daniels’ tribute to Egberto Gismonti, Algerian chaabi music from Koun Tara, a soccer song for Senegal by Sam Mangwana, and other sonic delicacies.

51 min, 56 sec Jun 15, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

June Jukebox This week Rhythm Planet showcases new music from Cyrille Aimée, Grant Green, Eddie Daniels, and an oldie from the Dar es Salaam Jazz Band.

53 min, 23 sec Jun 08, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

Music from the Four Corners of Africa Rhythm Planet goes on a musical safari through Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco and Algeria.

48 min, 2 sec Jun 01, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

New Releases Potpourri New Brazilian, African, and jazz music from Diana Purim, Sean Khan, Fatoumata Diawara, Adi Meyerson, and others.

56 min, 9 sec May 25, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

Music to Dream By Timeless music from John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, Vivaldi, Vladimir Horowitz, Anouar Brahem and others.

53 min, 13 sec May 18, 2018

Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet

10 New May Music Gems Rhythm Planet showcases new music from Nickodemus, Nicola Conte, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Elina Duni and others

52 min, 10 sec May 11, 2018

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KCRW Music Blog

Rhythm Planet’s Best of 2018 This week’s playlist features my picks for the best of 2018. Looking back on the year, 2018 offered a treasure trove of jazz, world, classical, Brazilian and Cuban music. Stand-out… Read More

Dec 18, 2018

KCRW Music Blog

The Week Ahead: Today’s Top Tune Welcome back to Today’s Top Tune! This week we focus on Charles Bradley, who left us with one final album. Girlpool have a new song and announced a show in April at The… Read More

Dec 17, 2018

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KCRW Presents: Step Into Christmas and Music in LA! It’s the most wonderful time of the year and not because you have a solid month to indulge in chocolate, peppermint, booze, and mistletoe. It’s that PLUS all the shows… Read More

Dec 13, 2018

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