Finn Ewing's Best of 2025. Tokyo Tea Room Augustine. Darksoft. SZA. Molly Santana. Malcom Todd. Think Dreamy Beachfront Getaway...

Tonight we present an original production of Dickens’s “Christmas at Dingley Dell” from The Pickwick Papers written in 1837...

We bring Dylan Thomas' remarkable short story to life in a new reading by James Nave of Twice 5 Miles Radio...

For the aficionado - yep - got you covered with Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon, and even some Cedar Walton (Thanks Mitch!). And how about Duke Ellington doing some Nutcracker, Lou Rawls and Johnny Mathis & Ledisi with the Count Basie...

“The Conversion of Hetherington” is one of the stories in John Kendrick Bangs’ “A Little Book of Christmas. Our version...

How We Kept Thanksgiving at Old Town is a story written in 1869 by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a civic honoring of our singular American holiday...

G is for Guaraldi - a study in the key of "G" - its Autumn in New York...

A new record from a gifted jazz guitarist, composer, singer and New Yorker. Tony Davis Jessamine (S5 | E261)...

Jazz guitarist Tony Davis sat down with PJ Ewing, host of Jazz New York Radio, for a revealing interview that digs into his creative journey and recent projects...

Chick Corea recorded Forever Yours in October 2020, just four months before his passing, during two luminous solo piano concerts at Florida’s Ruth Eckerd Hall...

This week on Lester the Nightfly, your host PJDJ is back with the latest installment of the show, titled October House...

Part 2 | Two European Stars | A New Album of Cabaret Songs | Part Two of Two Radio Shows. Yep - It's Amazing!!!...

Two European Stars | A New Album of Cabaret Songs | Part One of Two Radio Shows. Yep - It's Amazing!!!...

Juliet Ewing Part Two (S5 | E255). Juliet Ewing is an exciting, masterful interpreter of the Great American Songbook...

Juliet Ewing Part One (S5 | E254). Juliet Ewing is an exciting, masterful interpreter of the Great American Songbook...

Part II with Alan Broadbent. Lots of jazz. American Standards. We hear Stella Cole and Georgia Mancio. Way too much fun!...

The great Alan Broadbent is our guest this week. Get your popcorn and your headphones - this one is groundbreaking...

Bill Mays has made his name for more than 65 years as a jazz band leader, sideman, studio musician, and composer. This is part two of a two-part series...

Bill Mays has made his name for more than 65 years as a jazz band leader, sideman, studio musician, and composer. This is part one of a two-part series...

It's been a summer of K-Pop. And we just don't want to let it go. Back to the well with K-POP SUMMER II...

It's been a summer of K-Pop. The BTS Documentary : BTS Army, the ENHYPEN concert my children attended. KPOP SUMMER...

Peace on Earth (S5 | E247) Part II of our series with jazz bassist, composer, educator and band leader Joris Teepe...

In part one of a two part series, we dive deep into Teepe's remarkable career, exploring his versatility as a leader and a sideman through a selection of captivating tracks...

Scenic Route is all about taking the path less traveled, exploring diverse sounds, and discovering hidden gems. Playlist July 2025...

Harvie S Part Two | Sheila Jordan, Kenny Barron, Paquito D'Rivera. Stories from the New York jazz world...

Harvie S Part One | A jazz playlist. A brilliant acoustic bass player. Stories from the New York jazz world... what more could you want?...

In a world of highly curated playlists and genre-specific stations, Lester the Nightfly Radio dares to be different...

William Tyler. Hayden Petigo, Daniel Lanois. Headlund. A distinctively American sound for guitar. Lester the Nightly Radio...

A look at the legacy and influence of Pet Sounds by Brian Wilson. This seminal Beach Boys recording changed music. We explore it...

I see a biopic on Alfred Hitchcock on Netflix, and suddenly I am in the middle of a private Hitch Fest here in lower Manhattan...

Brian Kahanek opens the set with the soaring instrumental "One True Thing," followed by Ariana Grande’s tender "ordinary things."...

Instant Holograms on Metal Film. Some of the gorgeous new music, after 15 years, from the epic band STEREOLAB...

FEELS LIKE SUMMER: A birthday. An Opera Gala. Good vibes across the board. Lester the Nightfly Radio - Songs, Dance, House.... FUN!...

The Guilio Gari 2025 Opera Competition Winners are announced. We review the list, talk about the singers and hear some arias...

The nostalgia of The Boards of Canada. These Scottish Brothers have created beautiful music from their childhood since the 1990's...

Part THREE. Trumpeter, Band Leader, Sideman, Composer, Charlie Porter joins us this week for Jazz New York...

Part TWO. Trumpeter, Band Leader, Sideman, Composer, Charlie Porter joins us this week for Jazz New York...

Trumpeter, Band Leader, Sideman, Composer, Charlie Porter joins us this week for Jazz New York...

We continue our series on the best of pop music... the best... of ALL TIME... with Charlie XCX, The Smiths, Juliana Hatfield, The Marias...

Now in its eighth year of presenting concerts, The Wheel Sessions is the premier location for hearing great jazz in the Upstate (SC)...

jackLNDN is a versatile house music producer. Plus so much other great music to move to...

I remember. House music from: Lane 8, Nick Curly, Four Set, Kolter, Kaskade, Chris Stussy, Moon Boots, Tahini, Musk and Mr. Jools...

Herr Schnauzer. AMIX. Tulio. Gary Luton. Thom Merlin. It's March. It's time to move. Dance. Pop. House. V. 1.0...

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

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...

Steve Johns Mythology | A new jazz record from the legendary jazz drummer. Recorded at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem...

Steve Johns Mythology | A new jazz record from the legendary jazz drummer. Recorded at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem...

A report from Carnegie Hall's SongStudio 2025: Bryn Terfel, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Hartmut Holl and Renee Fleming...

PART TWO: A somewhat cold, very rainy day in Harlem. I meet James Weidman for lunch, jazz and conversation...

A somewhat cold, very rainy day in Harlem. I meet James Weidman for lunch, jazz and conversation...

Always the most interesting episode about music of the year...

This World or the Next | Nick Biello - The Lester the Nightfly Interview. Jazz and Conversation yet again our our weekly radio show...

Nick Biello, Jazz Artist, on the air in an interview about his music and new album Between Light and Shadow...

Always fun - a look a back on highlights from our shows in 2024...

The First Christmas collection from Lester the Nightfly. Lost but Not Forgotten Christmas Songs. From Ryba to Lou Rawls. Rebuilt for 2024...

A Christmas present to you from Lester the Nightfly Radio. The Happy Prince...

In the heart of Times Square in early December we witnessed a pre-Christmas choral concert thanks to The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. Hymns and Carols for Christmas, this week on Lester the Nightfly...

Let's get you in the holiday spirit right here and right now... a Sacred Christmas... A Ceremony of Carols!...

We're already celebrating Thanksgiving... c'mon in, pull up a chair, no chicken necks for you... only the best gravy and stuffing, good cheer and reflection. Thanksgiving Jazz...

Romanticism Modernism - inspired by the rehearsals of the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall. Sibelius. Strauss. Wolfe...

The second of two shows with jazz bassist Alex Tremblay. Alex is on the La Reserve record label...

The first of two shows with jazz bassist Alex Tremblay. Alex is on the La Reserve record label...

How about this!!! ?? Newly released music from Vince Guaraldi... yep!!...

A night at Smoke Jazz Club with Jazzmeia Horn. Guest Host Juliet Ewing...

Andrew David Weber (S4 | E199) Part II. Lots of rock... plus some sublime guitar instrumental work. Lester the Nightfly...

Andrew David Weber (S4 | E199) This one is great for composers, guitarists, musicians, performers. Guidance from a pro. Lester the Nightfly...

It's part three with Taylor Watkins. We're calling this one "in women we trust."...

Years of Therapy (Ft. Florence & the Machine S4 | E197). With guest Taylor Watkins. Lester the Nightfly Radio...

Women have played a pivotal role in the music industry throughout history: THE AGE OF WOMEN IN MUSIC. LESTER THE NIGHTFLY RADIO...

They call K-Tel records the Spotify of the 1970's. As kids that's where we got our music...

It's Orange Sky. Always som other guy. It's Just a Broken Lullaby...

Michael Franti and Spearhead... brought to us by dear friend Drew Senunas...

The Marías are an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California...

The Seduction of Claude Debussy is the fifth and final studio album by The Art of Noise, released in 1999. This is Part One of a Series...

TONY GLAUSI | AWAKEN (S4 | E190) | We sit down with Tony Glausi to talk about his new record, Awaken (Sean Mason, Russell Hall, Domo Branch)...

I THINK OF YOU. Remember falling in love for the first time? Ivy captures the longing for that feeling this week on Lester the Nightfly...

NORTHERN EXPOSURE ORGANIC DEEP HOUSE MUSIC | This week on Lester the Nightfly Radio. Feat. PJDJ 80's Remixes of Kajagoogoo and Go West...

SHY GUY | DEEP HOUSE (S4 | 187) This week a few lesser known DJ Producers and a few old favs like Goldroom and Moon Boots. Summer House 2024...

BEATPORT: Found a few deep threads there to pull on to complement this sci-fi story from 1950...

Solo piano - from the Baroque and Classic to Atonal and Bossa Nova - concert music re-interpreted by jazz pianist Chick Corea...

Pat-Metheny-FULL CIRCLE TWO Thank you Prav Rao for the help! This is the kind of show that I can put on repeat!!! Fabulous!!...

Analysis from the composer, the author of the novel, Donald Levine and me... a brisk tour of the music attached to the film and opera...

I sit down with Anna Kelly and Donald Levine to talk Haydn and The Lord Nelson Mass (NELSONMESSE)...

I sit down with Artistic Director, Donald Levine, of the highly prestigious Giulio Gari Foundation...

Isn't This a Lovely Day (S4 | E180) | Featuring DJ Tunes from labels All Day I Dream Naked Music and artists like Double Touch and Vandelor...

Mario Alvo and Amit Knust are guests again this week. And they share NEW MUSIC - a world premiere on Lester the Nightfly...

Childhood friends Mario Alvo and Amit Knust are guests on the show this week on Lester the Nightfly Radio...

PHISH STUDIO (S4 | E177) The studio recordings of PHISH. Wading in the Velvet Sea... Waste... Joy... First Tube...

Pat-Metheny-FULL CIRCLE. It was The First Circle.I found that record at Schoolkids Records in Ann Arbor, MI in college. Vinyl, of course...

HANG ON GIRL | DJ SET (S4 | E175) A real mix of styles this week. From Oba Oba (Luiz Bonfa & Pat Kirby) to Kajagoogoo...

Eki Shola’s music is “Half-time electronic soul for the mind” The Eki Shola interview on Lester the Nightfly Part II. Warm Up...

Eki Shola’s music is “Half-time electronic soul for the mind”...

FROM THE START | DJ SET (S4 | E172) | It's March so it's time for a few DJ sets from PJDJ - on Lester the Nightfly Radio...

Giulio Gari Vocal Competition Finalist Joseph Sacchi Heldentenor is our guest this week. I Went Fishing with My Dad...

Giulio Gari Vocal Competition Finalist Joseph Sacchi Heldentenor is our guest this week. It's vast. It's deep. It's amazing!...

Part two. Under the weather for this one, you get simply gorgeous songs including a bunch by Stereolab...

The focal point for this show is the San Francisco artist singer, songwriter Jessica Pratt...

SONGSTUDIO 2024 PART TWO | This one is really packed with songs - and spans the globe. LESTER THE NIGHTFLY...

An art song is a Western vocal music composition, for voice and piano, and usually in the classical art music tradition. SongStudio 2024...

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso. Lester the Nightfly Bela Fleck...

DHSA has a wide range of music producers doing work worthy of note. Let's listen...

This is our first review of the year prior with Eitan Battat. Eitan brings us Mario Biondi, Chris Le Blanc, FAVORITES FROM 2023...

In this episode we add to the genius of hipster rockers Khruangbin. Plus music from Hans Zimmer, Tusca, Led Zeppelin, and Jeff Beck...

2023 Selections with David Goldman (S4 | E150) Cat Power, Janelle Monae, Jack Johnson, Jason Isbel... and it works!!!...

FAVS FROM 2023 with David Goldman (S4 | E160) | Our annual review of what captured the attention of Mr. Goldman in 2023...

A Year in Review | Lester the Nightfly (S3 | 159) | We interviewed musicians and talked jazz and innovative approaches to music and life...

In this episode, we discuss getting an agent (for an opera singer) and winning a singing contest...

The Future of Opera | The Giulio Gari Foundation 2023 Winners Concert from New York, New York on Lester the Nightfly Radio...

Anna Kelly | Some Musicals (S3 | E150) We really cover a lot of ground on this one - From Florence and the Machine to Julie Andrews...

Anna Kelly Mezzo-Soprano | Part One (S3 | E149). From Mary Poppins and Rogers and Hammerstein to Elise Witt...

Everything But the Girl Inspirations with music from Laura Veirs, Kings of Convenience, Feivel is Glaque, Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn...

PIVOT: From Exquisite Lyrics and Strumming Guitars to dreamy electropop and DJ Mixes. Adapt or Die...

Everything... but the girl. Think about that. Then think about the band that reflects that sentiment. Then listen to this show!...

Detroit Rock & Roll (The 70's). Ron Chambers of the Cadillac Kidz in part two of The Lester the Nightfly Interview with PJ Ewing...

Ron Chambers from Cadillac Kids brings great joy this week and next. Punk, Detroit, Rock & Roll. What more could you ask for?...

Adelaide and Finn host this week's show as PJ lost his voice. They do just great!...

Taylor Watkins brings us Waxahatchee and some other new indie rockers in part 3 of our series...

We spend lots of time with this New Zealand indie rock band, formed in Auckland in 2014...

I marked five total gems across these two shows. Man! What gift to our ears!!...

Shannon Keegan is back with a deep dive into her career to date - and some Rückert Lieder to boot...

Before summertime just ebbs away from us, take your shoes off. Be blissful for an hour of digital bits and bobs from the freshest music producers in the world...

A "Radio Edit" from Lester the Nightfly | Set to the house/trance classic album Northern Exposure East Coast Edition...

Shannon Keegan was one of the stars at Carnegie Hall Song Studio earlier this year. And she came out... singing!...

Sing Joy Spring | Clifford Brown's name for his wife and the centerpiece of VOCALESE jazz by The Manhattan Transfer...

I Remember Clifford Brown | Vocalese Part 2. We dive into more Manhattan Transfer's Vocalese album and hear some Clifford Brown...

This is Episode One of a three-part series on a jazz vocal genre called Vocalese...

The Veldt Radio Edit (S3 | 132) | “George, I wish you’d look at the nursery.” The short story by the great Ray Bradbury...

Step into my apartments and we'll suffer through a deep breakfast of pure sunlight...

Found one! And it's a gem! The Swingin's Mutual from 1961. George Shearing and Nancy Wilson...

Listen to this brief piece made for Opera Box Score recording just prior to the opera at The Met Opera on a spring Tuesday evening. In addition to a pronunciation lesson, we hear about the story and production from Donald...

Tamara Gamez Burning. Enjoy this two-part series with guest Tamara Gamez, on Lester the Nightfly...

Genesis is the record. And it tells the tale of love, the dissolution of a band and a long-term relationship, childhood friends turned lovers. And a beautiful marriage in late 2022...

Three songs from Wayne Shorter Weather Report and three renditions of the great track Green Dolphin Street. Yeah man!...

Wayne Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers...

Part One of our series on the outstanding jazz composer and improvisationist...

Hey. Punk! Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want...

Phases of Punk | Part One with Peter Abzug (S3 | E123). Our guest this week is Peter Abzug from WPVMFM First Wave Radio Show...

Ease your mind with the most advanced music producers in the world of art pop, electronica, deep house music...

All Day I Dream of House Music (S3 | E120 | Our Spring 2023 series on beats - three in a row this year on Lester the Nightfly...

This show is like a game of ping pong. Jonathan serves them up and I return the shots - most of the time. Jonathan has lots of winners...

Headspace with Jonathan Ammons (S3 | E118). We have the pleasure of listening to the inspirations behind Far from the Hearth...

We feature the music of Solas, Seamus Eagan, Dervish, and other fast-moving tracks. IRISH KINETIC...

Spend an hour listening to singer-songwriter Nick Drake. You'll be glad you did...

What does the world look like from the perspective of a teen girl? The answer is not simple or straightforward. There are probably millions of different answers to that question in fact. In our case we present you with the...

SongStudio. More great singing from Charlotte Wajnberg, Maire Therese Carmack, Shannon Keegan, Yuriy Hadzetskyy, and Vinicius Costa...

Carnegie Hall SongStudio | Part One (S3 | E113). Jamie Barton. Renee Fleming Hartmut Höll, Golda Schultz on Lester the Nightfly...

Operatic Soprano Tori Davis (S3 | E111). R&B and, yes, opera this week on Lester the Nightfly radio show. On PRX / Pacifica Radio...

In this episode we look at full albums from 2022. We welcome back guest David Goldman to the show. Our third episode together...

Taylor's Awesome Grandpa. Much of Taylor's playlist come from his elders. And that knowledge is now passed on to... us...

This is the way to start a new year! Taylor Watkins Dives Deep into the 70's, the 90's and shares music from his band, Watkins...

A New Year Celebration at the Cafe Carlyle with Bobby Short...

Hope for Christmas (S2 | E102) The Lester the Nightfly Holiday Music Interview Yes. That’s right. A holiday show just prior to Thanksgiving. In a word, our crack team at LTNF is “UNAPOLOGETIC!” We love Christmas and we don’t care...

Chris Oglesby Musicology (S2 | E101). Certainly one of the most musically intelligent guests we have ever had on this radio show...

An instant classic episode, we have probably the most diverse collection of music yet on the program. Chris Oglesby Music...

Lizz Wright Jazz Blues Gospel (S2 | E99) on Lester the Nightfly - where you never know what you're gonna get...

Chris brings us Tyler the Creator, Charles Gounod, Sufjan Stevens... We talk pop, rock and opera. Chris has a gorgeous voice. And we get to hear his Giulio Gari Foundation concert performance on this show...

THE CAME. THEY WENT. 10-10-22. STEREOLAB performs at Brooklyn Steel in New York. We do the setlist...

You can Jonas' appreciation for the bass voice in this exclusive interview. This is Part Two of a Two-Part Series...

Idomeneo Act II. Little know? Well... how about this... lesser-known Mozart. He was 25 and this opera was a very big deal for Wolfy Amadeus...

We hear from the greats on this radio show. Jerome Hines. Samuel Ramey. Cesare Siepi. Jonas Jud Opera Bass on Lester the Nightfly...

Jazz: We have three major meditations and one micro-meditation. We hear the greats and we learn about the new...

Part 2 with Jen Ayers. Glamrock, Transgender & Music from the new record SHe Said. An exclusive interview...

Jen Ayers' husband says "I'm transgender." Yeah - it took a while for that to get sorted. And Jen shares the story in her new record: "SHe Said."...

The show is under protest! This VRL has NO BUSINESS appropriating my favorite year of music (1985) and using it for her own purposes!...

Ludwig Van: Donald Levine Edition (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio). Overtures and a Symphony from Ludwig Van Beethoven...

What Remains of Edith Finch. Valerie (she/they), also known by VRL, is an LA-based voice actor, musician, and creative. This week on LTNF...

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is an American composer, performer and producer, whose work prominently employs Buchla modular synthesizers...

We're working our way to 10-10-22. That's the date for Stereolab to play at Brooklyn Steel in NYC. Stereolab: Influences...

Francesco Gualerzi formed Officina Del Battagliero, a band devoted to the work of Tienno Pattacini, a notable composer from the Emiglia Romagna region of Italy...

Opera singer Rebecca Kidnie brings us music and chat about David Bowie, Richard Wagner, Jonas Kaufman and Bandits on the Run...

ONJ. Our Olivia Newton John had way more great songs than you remember. So let's fix that. A special two-hour show reviewing her work...

Rebecca Kidnie Opera Singer. Get to know the talented opera singer from Manhattan. We hear her music and she shares a fun playlist...

Assorted Great Radio Shows from PRX For our listening pleasure – some great programs from PRX   Thank you, thank you stations we love! WPVM 103.7FM WERB 107.5 FM KPOV 88.9 FM WHPW 93.7 FM KYGT 102.7 WBDY 99.5 FM...

We explore more of Hope Griffin's new EP, Before We Take Our Leave, in this endearing interview on Lester the Nightfly...

It's Goat Radio and Avant Bluegrass this week on LTNF LIVE! Avant Bluegrass is what we want to call this thing - this marvelous music...

July 2022 New Music (LTNF LIVE) Pogo renforshort Afghan Whigs Severence Vancouver Sleep Clinic rapport Beach Bunny...

Hope Griffin New Music (S2 | E85). This week part one of a two-part series featuring indie folk artist Hope Griffin from Asheville, NC...

Celeste Morales, opera singer, shares other music that she loves with us. Plus an interview with Gloria Gari...

Elegant and sophisticated, provocative and daring, The Cellist explores one of the preeminent threats facing the West today...

Caprice. A record from Alison Balsom. 2006. We play it, and talk about on LTNF Live...

Celeste Morales is a highly decorated young opera soprano singer and recent winner of the Giulio Gari Vocal Competition...

Brittany Danielle's Retro Pop. We take on Elton John, Sara Bareilles and jump into Brittany's new record "Hindsight."...

Brittany Danielle brings the flavor of the decades. Mostly the 70's, but you will hear your childhood from the 50's and 60's as well. She reaches into the vault of her parents' music and creates new gems...

Steve Ferman Summertime Rock and Roll - Van Halen, Boston, The Ramones, Cheap Trick, REM, The Beach Boys - this week on Lester the Nightfly...

Jason Scavone: Indie We finish the conversation about Foxwarren and then pay tribute to Nick Drake with two poignant selections...

Jason Scavone has new music from Charlotte to share with us. And he has some Carly Taich, Brandi Carlile and something called Foxwarren...

It is not often that I get to see an artist perform live at a record release party days after our interview. But - that is what happened with Sonny Singh and his Joe's Pub premiere for the record Chardi...

AFRO HOUSE MUSIC from DJ Ktose. It's a Lester the Nightfly LIVE on a Saturday Afternoon on WERB GLOBAL RADIO...

Indian Classical Music with Flautist Nitin Ron Part 2 (S2 | E76) What a pleasure it has been to get to know Indian Classical Music with Flautist Nitin Ron, my guest these past few weeks on Lester the Nightfly. We...

Attending an opera premiere at the Metropolitan Opera is a big deal. And it can become epic. Listen to LTNF Live about the opera Akhnaten...

Dr. Nitin Ron is my guest this week on Lester the Nightfly. We explore Indian Classical Music, define our terms, and learn a bunch...

TANK AND THE BANGAS ON LTNF LIVE - only on WERBRADIO.COM. This will put you in a great mood for certain. Lester the Nightfly Live...

Reggae rhythms, island vibes, uplifting vocals, Lua Flora is a band that is just getting started...

GIRL-ROCK I (LTNF LIVE). We jump into the deep end of the pool with gritty guitar rock with female lead vocals...

I spent some time with Gloria Gari, Donald Levine, and Mary Pinto last week to learn about The Giulio Gari Foundation Vocal Competition...

This is a fitting conclusion to our three-part series with Seattle's Jim Page. Jim talks about the subjects of a number of his songs and we hear more from his recent record The Time is Now...

Presley Barker – Merlefest (S2 | E71) The joy of this radio show is embedded in our tagline: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GONNA GET. And I didn’t know that I was going to get the chance to meet musician...

SEATTLE'S JIM PAGE. Part Two of a Three-Part Series on a folk music legend. We talk more about Jim, his career, and play some touching music...

Jim Page has a new record. And that is big news. An icon on the American folk music landscape, Jim has stories from the past 50 years, many of which he has put to song on his many recordings...

KEXP is a great radio station. And the have this new-ish thing, podcast thing, called The KEXP SONG OF THE DAY. And that was the inspiration for this show. It led me to so many good new songs...

On this week's show (part two of a two-part series) we explore more of Jonathan's record American Splendor and get a peek at his new record Any Way You Turn...

Jonathan Ammons is a minimalist. And a gifted artist. That puts him in the category of Tim Gane, John Cale, John Cage... Steve Reich...

Beautiful Electronica. Deep House and Electronica. House Musique. Spring. Winter Music Conference. One night in South Beach...

The Healing Power of Music with Malka Russell. After a hit song last year with Hey Child, Malka is back on LTNF with Queendom...

CHINA CRISIS (S2 | LTNF LIVE) Not a lot of great music was happening for China Crisis prior to 1985. They punched out a couple of albums but were being overshadowed by the many many synthpop bands busting out of...

Esther met Matisyahu one day at camp. And at the time of the meeting, she did now know it was actually this music star that many revere...

Modern Flamenco (LTNF LIVE). A look at Rosalía, C. Tangana, MAKA, DELLAFUENTE, Maria José Llergo on WERB RADIO...

Tony Glausi covers Rosalia, Alejandro Sanz and even Louis Cole on this magical playlist...

Tim Gane and his then partner, French singer Lætitia Sadier, the band took its name from Vanguard Stereolab, a subsidiary of Vanguard Records that specialized in hi-fi effects...

Tony shares his daily, weekly, monthly life experience with us through his music. During the pandemic, he wrote this little tune called Jada Jada... about dating and love and hope...

It was a last-minute idea that turned into a brilliant show. I was uninspired on Thursday and, thanks to Mitch Nochlin, was super-inspired on Friday. Just in time for another Saturday at noon LIVE LTNF...

Rock & Roll Writer Teri Saccone (E54). Creem, Long Live Vinyl, Vanity Fair... Teri has written about rock music for more than 30 years...

Music Critic, David Goldman: About 2021. Leo Nocentelli, Gorillas, The Coral, Jesper Monk, War on Drugs. The Best of 2021...

Heaven 17: Three Records - Penthouse and Pavement, The Luxury Gap, How Men Are. A heated look on a cold stormy day...

Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, it is a cornerstone of the repertoire. Lester the Nightfly...

Etienne de Rocher Playlist - Part 3 (E58). Haunted Shed's frontman joins PJ Ewing for a deep dive into southern, gothic rock...

We continue our study of one of the great records of 2021, Faltering Light from Haunted Shed. This is an interview with Etienne de Rocher, the creator of the band and composer of some of the best indie rock you...

Southern Rock? Psychedellic? An amalgamation of music influences? Yes, please... Etienne de Rocher Interview - Part 1...

Bryant Park is as delightful as it gets. The kids are evaluating each wreath and tree and decoration with expert eyes. Adelaide is calling the Wall Street tree a 10. Finn has yet to find anything above a 7...

Recapturing the Christmas Music of Old - a walk through lost classics and should be classics and some Czech Christmas music to boot!...

The Manhattan Transfer at the Blue Note. A playlist and research of the songs that made a November 2021 night at the Blue Note club special...

I sat down with Alex Smith and Taylor Howard of Boise-based College Level a few days after the debut of their full-length, Class Act Shit Show...

New Music | November 2021 (E49). We take a page from Chris Bro's show All Things Next and share new music from this good 2021...

Sam, Mitch, Malissa, Brian, Eitan, Running Lady, and Don't Know Her Name Lady. We were Table #1 at the Blue Note on Thursday night to see Robert Glasper...

This curiosity is here, in the middle of great radio shows, because it... is... a... great radio show. And oh so interesting for anyone who loves music...

It's a quick study but an interesting one I think. We explore the song The Nightfly by Donald Fagen - the namesake for this show in this single-song episode...

What is the latest from Huey Lewis and the News? The Fixx. Juliana Hatfield. Let's find out...

Dave delivers... the goods in part four of four. We start with Bach (yes J S Bach) and move through some final selections from Dave's playlist...

This playlist started out small, got huge, was winnowed down again, and took on a life of its own. Lester the Nightfly Live - Autumn...

"Roy Haynes is like a father to me," says Kikoski. At 96 years old - we want to call Mr. Haynes a national treasure...

During his short life, Charlie Parker changed the course of music. Like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, he was a pioneering composer and improviser who ushered in a new era of jazz and influenced subsequent generations...

The great Dave Kikoski, Jazz Piano Man joins PJ Ewing on a multi-part interview on Lester the Nightfly...

We conclude our Heidi four-part series with some singer-songwriters, epic voices and sublime harmonies...

Heidi Ewing stuns us all with Frank Ocean, Pedro Infante... and some seagulls...

In part two with Heidi Ewing we discuss music from The Smiths, Prince, Wings, Jose Jose, Shy Girls and Angela Carrasco. Only on LTNF...

The Cocteau Twins to Arthur Russell. An interview and playlist with Heidi Ewing, Part One. Paralysis and Euphoria...

Part 2 - with Mel Russo. Old classics, hot new house music... "eclectic" is on center stage this week...

Mel arrives at LTNF with a vast amount of musical knowledge. It began when she was a child in a music household. Opera, classical, jazz music filled her ears from a young age...

Run Brian Run. The 5k Playlist. Songs that will get you across the finish line in record time, with special guest Brian Basilico...

The Jazz Vibrations of Victor Lewis (E33). Our host, PJ Ewing, sees a jazz show in Manhattan e voilá... we have a radio show...

Livingston, NJ native and rock singer Steve Ferman takes us through the rock and roll of his youth. Queen, The Cars, Frampton you get the idea. In this case we take a hard look at the words behind the metal...

Alicia Nicole Sound and Color. Here she continues to share her inspirations and even a few more of her original tracks on this part 2 of our interview...

When Heaven Comes (E30) - a world premiere song from LA-based singer-songwriter-producer Alicia Nicole. On LTNF...

Sean Cochran loves Phish so much he was willing to contribute tons of time and energy to make this show simply amazing. This LTNF episode is well worth hearing...

In this part 2 of the LTNF interview with Scott we move through Page, Beck, Harrison and even throw in a pinch of Marr - for good measure...

Rock and Roll Guitars (E27) with special guest Scott Lask. Zeppelin, Zeppelin and more Led Zeppelin this week on LTNF...

Well... OK - we don't know that Lily loves Lester. We hope she does. But one thing is clear... Lily and Lester had a ton of fun putting together two radio shows for you to hear...

We have the gift of music chosen for us by singer, songwriter and enchantress, Lily Frost...

We pick up the conversation where we left off last week - amidst some nuclear angst. This is part two of a two part series...

You may have missed Punk and Post- Punk bands and music by listening to Bananarama. 80's Social Commentary Music on LTNF...

How Do You Like Your Pop Music? Light and Sweet... most likely. So that's what we have on Lester the Nightfly this week...

From the funny (Weird Al, Blue Oyster Cult) to the sublime (The Eagles) to the inspirational (Archie Bell and the Drells), Raphi gives us a peak at the music that has accompanied his life so far...

Raphi Salem sat down for an extensive interview about high school, religion, New York and... of course... music. It went on for hours. Problem is - our LTNF show is a one-hour show. Hmmm...

Cork and I thought we were just going Thanks to the beauty of radio, the ability to dive into my record collection, and Cork's riveting stories, this episode of Lester the Nightfly took on a life of its own...

The best shows come from the minds of others… namely our guests. Tonight, on this episode of LTNF, we have the pleasure of introducing to you a guy with a tremendous love of music. Thankfully not just the music of...

The Met closed last Winter and has been dark since. At the time of this writing it is looking really good for a return in September 2021. That's the plan...

First the echo and then the whisper, and then it can almost, just possibly, audibly be made out clearly.... shhh... phshs... pHisH... Phish... PHISH... PHISH... PHISH!!!!...

There is hope in the air. Can you feel it? With two shots in my arm and a New York City that is coming back to life right before my very eyes I say let's feel good...

Remember your college music? Of course you do. Music, dating, parties, dancing, hanging out, doing things for the first time, making new friend... that's college...

Ciao! Chick Corea. Part Three of our three-part series. And yes... I'll say it and mean it. It is a "sweet sorrow" to finish this project...

Mellow and Brilliant: Piano-works. The Children’s Songs. Works with Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock. We are fascinated with the subtlety of Chick Corea at the keyboard...

Thank you Ryan Reed and the New York Times for a fabulous Chick Corea playlist. We dive deep, and explore the tracks in part one of a three part series on the late, great jazz piano man, Chick Corea...

Synth Pop. New Wave. The mid-80’s. Germany. Trevor Horn.  That pretty much says it all. Add in a dash of Edgar Allen Poe… and you have the full picture of Propaganda’s critically acclaimed record entitled “A Secret Wish.” We study...

World Premiere: Hey Child by Malka Russell...

David Goldman listens to more music that you do. Than I do. Thank goodness. David's Top 10 from 2020 here on Lester the Nightfly...

Something New. Something Familiar. Genius at work. The Avalanches We Will Always Love You...

Childhood Simplicity. First Loves. Long Summers. Tree Houses. Street Songs. The memories of someone else's young life...

Twice 5 Miles interviews PJ Ewing, host of Lester the Nightfly...

Since I Left You is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches, released on 27 November 2000...

K&D: This week we move to the light. Like the flowers in the field we follow the illumination and the heat. We turn our gaze to the brightness...

These two Austrians were the essence of cool... and you could not walk around a major city in the world without hearing their ever present Sessions record. Kruder & Dorfmeister...

I saw Julius Papp on numerous occasions in South Beach, Atlanta, New York. His record Go Deep found me at a momentous time in my life. Lots of imagery there! And now enter Moon Boots, with updated Deep House from...

I will invoke the spirit of Donald Fagen's late night imaginary DJ. That funny, quirky, soulful jazz and conversation personality spinning his tunes and yarns from the foot of Mt. Belzoni. Armed with plenty of java and Chesterfield Kings...