WUCF Artist Interviews – 89.9 Jazz & More…: Recent Episodes
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Kayonne Riley talks with the founding member of The Manhattan Transfer, Alan Paul, about their new album “The Junction”. Click here to Download
Kendra speaks with Rodney Whitaker about directing the Jazz Orchestra in Orlando and their show “A Swingin’ Good Time” at the Dr. Phillips Center April 27th & 28th. Click here to Download
Kendra speaks with Jane about discovering Afro-Cuban music, what she would tell her younger self, and her female supergroup – Maqueue. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews Danish singer Sinne Eeg about her new album “Dreams” and about her upcoming performance at the Sarasota Jazz Festival March 8-10. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews saxophonist Houston Person about his new album “Rain or Shine” and about his upcoming performance at the Sarasota Jazz Festival March 8-10. Click here to Download
Kendra Weaver speaks with trumpeter, singer and songwriter Bria Skonberg about life in NYC, inspiration vs. influence and her role as an educator. Click here to Download
Jack Simpson celebrates 50 years of Jazz On The Beach at the end of July 2017, and former WUCF-FM staff member Orlando Montoya interviewed Jack to talk about his life, on and off the air. Click here to Download
Imer Santiago and his students in Jazz Band A at Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee were selected to compete next weekend May 11-13th at Lincoln Center, NYC against 14 other schools across North America in the “Essentially Ellington” competition. Click here to Download
Nancy Kelly talks Birdland, how the industry has changed and playing in Orlando for the first time this April at the Blue Bamboo. Click here to Download
Chris spoke with Jane Bunnett about her show at Blue Bamboo, how she assembled a touring group of female Cuban musicians, and where Americans should go if they have the opportunity to visit the island. Click here to Download
Chris Stigers, an American jazz vocalist, talks about his newest album, touring and his love for a range of music genres. Click here to Download
Sarah Watkins talks about her newest album, “Young in All the Wrong Ways” and is honored to play with the Orlando Philharmonic at The Plaza Live Theatre. Click here to Download
The stage director of Elixir of Love, speaks with Kendra Weaver about her role, her training in Paris and teaching at Julliard. Click here to Download
Hailed by The New York Times as “an interpretive dynamo,” Music Director, conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen speaks with Kendra Weaver about working with The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Mary Birnbaum and the upcoming comedic opera – “Elixir of Love”. Click here to Download
Reporter Kyle Eagle spoke with the album’s producer. The first previously unreleased recordings by Shirley Horn in nearly a decade! Click here to Download
Hailed by The New York Times as “an interpretive dynamo,” Music Director, conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen speaks with Kendra Weaver about working with The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the upcoming operetta “Candide” this weekend at The Plaza Live. Click here to Download
Ukulele virtuoso and composer Jake Shimabukuro talks with Kendra Weaver about his newest album, “Nashville Sessions”, his upcoming tour and his love for the instrument. Click here to Download
Pianist and singer Carol Stein talks with Kayonne Riley about the upcoming concert Divas & Divos – a benefit from the Steinway Society of Orlando that raises funds for piano lessons and pianos for economically disadvantaged kids. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley talks with trumpeter Chris Botti about his upcoming performance at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center. Click here to Download
Reporter Kyle Eagle interviews Herbie Hancock prior to his concert at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts in Orlando. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews Central Florida Master Artist Steve Lotz, whose works are currently on view at the Orlando Museum of Art. An Artist Talk is featured at the OMA on Sunday April 10th, information at OMArt.org Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley talks with Eric Jacobsen of the Orlando Philharmonic about the upcoming production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews guitarist Frank Vignola who performs at the UCF Orlando Jazz Festival on March 19, 2016. Click here to Download
Marc Taylor talks to Ricky Sylvia from the Buzzcatz about their show at Mead Botanical Garden Grove amphitheater on Saturday, February 13th, 2016 at 5 to 8pm. Click here to Download the Full Interview
Paul Anka has a new autobiography, a new duets album, and he’s coming to Orlando! Click here to Download the Full Interview
Chris was joined in studio by Opera Star and Actress Susan Neves and they discuss her upcoming shows at the Dr. Phillips Center. Click here to Download the Full Interview
Jack Simpson recently celebrated his 91st Birthday, and former WUCF-FM staff member Orlando Montoya interviewed Jack to talk about his life, on and off the air. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews Scotty Barnhart, director of the Count Basie Orchestra about the band, and their upcoming appearance in Central Florida. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews Maria Schneider about her new album “The Thompson Fields” and her creative process. Click here to Download
Kayonne Riley interviews Eliane Elias about her new album “Made in Brazil” and her April 17th, 2015 appearance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Click here to Download
Kayonne speaks with saxophonist Dave Pietro about his upcoming visit to the UCF Saxophone Festival on Saturday March 28th, 2015 Click here to Download
The day before her big concert at the UCF Orlando Jazz Festival, Catherine Russell visits Kayonne during the lunch hour. Click here to Download
WUCF spoke with some of the directors, producers, and stars of films from the 2013 Florida Film Festival. Download