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 Levine.
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…
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…
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.