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BOARDS OF CANADA (S5 | E234)

Boards of Canada

Signature Albums:

Tomorrow’s Harvest (2013): Their most cinematic and apocalyptic work, inspired by Cold War-era media and 1980s dystopian films.

Music Has the Right to Children (1998): Widely considered a landmark in electronic music. Released on Warp and Skam, it’s full of analog warmth, VHS fuzz, and mysterious vocal snippets.

Geogaddi (2002): Darker and more cryptic, filled with numerological and occult references.

The Campfire Headphase (2005): Marked a stylistic shift with more live instrumentation and guitar textures.

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Charlie Porter | PART THREE (S5 | E233)

A Trumpet Masterclass

We introduce CYPHER – a taste – for you to consider… the opportunity to win $10,000 just for being a smart listener. Plus a wide array of jazz from Charlie as a leader and as a sideman. To listen to PART I click here: Charlie Porter | Part One. To listen to Part II click here: Charlie Porter | Part Two.

Grammy Award-winning multi-genre trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter first cut his teeth on the New York jazz scene in the late ’90s, while simultaneously studying classical trumpet performance at The J...

Charlie Porter | PART TWO (S5 | E232)

A Trumpet Masterclass

Charlie and I definitely get into the weeds on this one. Some real detail on practice, recording, performance. To listen to PART I click here: Charlie Porter | Part One.

Grammy Award-winning multi-genre trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter first cut his teeth on the New York jazz scene in the late ’90s, while simultaneously studying classical trumpet performance at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of famed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis.

Though he has recorded many albums as a side-musician, Porter has re...

Charlie Porter | PART ONE (S5 | E231)

Band Leader and Sideman

Grammy Award-winning multi-genre trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter first cut his teeth on the New York jazz scene in the late ’90s, while simultaneously studying classical trumpet performance at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of famed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis.

Though he has recorded many albums as a side-musician, Porter has recorded four albums to date, as a leader, that have been garnering high praise, with two more to be released in 2025 (Cipher, and Portland Sketches). His 2019 release Immigration Nation was voted...

BEST POP MUSIC OF ALL TIME VOL 2 (S5 | E230)

Wheel Sessions Jazz New York (S5 | E229)

BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR MOVING | HOUSE 2025 V 3.0 (S5 | E228)

DANCE POP | HOUSE 2025 V. 1.0 (S5 | E226)

DANCE POP | HOUSE 2025 V. 1.0 (S5 | E226)

The Remarkable Mr. Glass (S5 | E225) PART TWO

Daniel Glass …

…. is an award-winning drummer, author, historian and educator based in New York City. Daniel is widely recognized as an authority on classic American drumming and the evolution of American Popular Music. And we are lucky enough to have Daniel on Jazz New York, presented by Lester the Nightfly Radio for two shows, back-to-back. Click here to listen to PART ONE.

The Remarkable Mr. Glass (S5 | E224) Daniel contributes regularly to publications like Modern Drummer, DRUM and Classic Drummer.

Gábor István Szabó (March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982) was a Hungarian-American guitarist who made significant contributions to jazz music.