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Imani Winds

April 15, 2024, 8:00 pm

Imani Winds (Photo: Shervin Lainez)

Imani Winds have led both a revolution and the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing and adventurous programming. Fresh off their 2024 Grammy win for their album Passion for Bach and Coltrane, the trailblazing ensemble will perform repertoire spanning from traditional chamber music to newly commissioned works. Featured composers include Paquito D’Rivera, Billy Taylor, Damien Geter, Valerie Coleman, Andy Akiho, and Carlos Simon. This edition of Live From WFMT was recorded in concert at the Music Institute of Chicago on February 24, 2024.

Meet the Host

Kerry is a regular host of live concert broadcasts including Live from WFMT, concerts from the Ravinia Festival, and WFMT’s premiere visiting artist series, Impromptu. Kerry hosts many WFMT Radio Network broadcasts from such locations as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Salzburg Festival. A native Chicagoan, Kerry grew up with WFMT. His love of music and radio played an important part in his life at Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin, where he eventually became program director of Wisconsin Public Radio. He’s always been a strong advocate of live music broadcasts, and cherishes having interviewed many of the performers he admires including Itzhak Perlman, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Renée Fleming, John Adams, Leif Ove Andsnes – even the award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.

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