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Classical Sounds Jazz Playlist

April 13, 2024, 7:00 pm

An abstract painting of a bald jazz singer singing, with piano keys, brass instruments, and bright splashes of paint in the background.

Oil painting "Jazz" by Tatyana Palchuk. TatyanaPalchuk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

LaRob and Kristina share a playlist that embarks on a musical exploration of the intricate interplay between jazz and classical music, sharing examples of where these two seemingly disparate worlds weave into a harmonious tapestry.

Playlist

John Lewis: Precious Joy (after J.S. Bach)
Modern Jazz Quartet
Atlantic Records / Rhino 8122796400

George Gershwin: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess
Jazz Combo/Miles Davis
CBS CK-40647

George Antheil: A Jazz Symphony
Oregon Sym/Carlos Kalmar
Pentatone PTC-5186481

Symphony No. 2 in G, “Song of a New Race” (excerpt)
William Grant Still
Detroit Sym Orch/Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN-9226

Dana Suesse: Afternoon of a Black Faun
Sara Davis Buechner, p
eOne 7770

James P. Johnson: I. Allegro from Concerto Jazz A Mine
Leslie Stifelman, p; Concordia Orch/Marin Alsop
Nimbus NI-2745

Paul Chihara: “Take the A Train” from Ellington Fantasy
Lark Quartet
Bridge 9488

Claude Bolling: III. Galop from Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio
Aaron Tindall, tuba; Shelly Berg, p; Chuck Bergeron, db; Svet Stoyanov, drums
Bridge 9536

Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (excerpt)
Kamasi Washington, sax
Brainfeeder
BFCD050

Meet the Hosts

LaRob K. Rafael joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMT’s full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional women’s ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon.

Kristina Lynn is a producer and host at WFMT, presenting both Sounds Classical with LaRob K. Rafael, and Evening Music on Friday nights. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts and has done voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.

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